diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index 4e14ce2799..89ad6c617a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   buildExternalRelationships,
   buildSqlFieldList,
   generateIdForRow,
-  isKnexNoRowReadResponse,
+  isKnexEmptyReadResponse,
   isManyToMany,
   sqlOutputProcessing,
 } from "./utils"
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
       })
       // this is the response from knex if no rows found
       const rows: Row[] =
-        !Array.isArray(response) || isKnexNoRowReadResponse(response)
+        !Array.isArray(response) || isKnexEmptyReadResponse(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 b236578485..6f7bdc7335 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function buildSqlFieldList(
   return fields
 }
 
-export function isKnexNoRowReadResponse(resp: DatasourcePlusQueryResponse) {
+export function isKnexEmptyReadResponse(resp: DatasourcePlusQueryResponse) {
   return (
     !Array.isArray(resp) ||
     resp.length === 0 ||
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
index a607a01f16..ae34034221 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 { isKnexNoRowReadResponse, updateRelationshipColumns } from "./sqlUtils"
+import { isKnexEmptyReadResponse, updateRelationshipColumns } from "./sqlUtils"
 import {
   basicProcessing,
   generateIdForRow,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function sqlOutputProcessing(
   relationships: RelationshipsJson[],
   opts?: { sqs?: boolean }
 ): Promise<Row[]> {
-  if (isKnexNoRowReadResponse(rows)) {
+  if (isKnexEmptyReadResponse(rows)) {
     return []
   }
   let finalRows: { [key: string]: Row } = {}