diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index 1679892d03..4e14ce2799 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   buildExternalRelationships,
   buildSqlFieldList,
   generateIdForRow,
+  isKnexNoRowReadResponse,
   isManyToMany,
   sqlOutputProcessing,
 } from "./utils"
@@ -433,8 +434,7 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
       })
       // this is the response from knex if no rows found
       const rows: Row[] =
-        !Array.isArray(response) ||
-        (response.length === 1 && "read" in response[0])
+        !Array.isArray(response) || isKnexNoRowReadResponse(response)
           ? []
           : response
       const storeTo = isManyToMany(field)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
index 372b8394ff..b236578485 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {
+  DatasourcePlusQueryResponse,
+  DSPlusOperation,
   FieldType,
   ManyToManyRelationshipFieldMetadata,
   RelationshipFieldMetadata,
@@ -192,3 +194,11 @@ export function buildSqlFieldList(
   }
   return fields
 }
+
+export function isKnexNoRowReadResponse(resp: DatasourcePlusQueryResponse) {
+  return (
+    !Array.isArray(resp) ||
+    resp.length === 0 ||
+    (DSPlusOperation.READ in resp[0] && resp[0].read === true)
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
index bf45a85178..a607a01f16 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   processDates,
   processFormulas,
 } from "../../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
-import { updateRelationshipColumns } from "./sqlUtils"
+import { isKnexNoRowReadResponse, updateRelationshipColumns } from "./sqlUtils"
 import {
   basicProcessing,
   generateIdForRow,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function sqlOutputProcessing(
   relationships: RelationshipsJson[],
   opts?: { sqs?: boolean }
 ): Promise<Row[]> {
-  if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length === 0 || "read" in rows[0]) {
+  if (isKnexNoRowReadResponse(rows)) {
     return []
   }
   let finalRows: { [key: string]: Row } = {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
index 1a9c329153..ba9b1e5f45 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export interface Schema {
 }
 
 // return these when an operation occurred but we got no response
-enum DSPlusOperation {
+export enum DSPlusOperation {
   CREATE = "create",
   READ = "read",
   UPDATE = "update",