diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 32b7d8f766..c218525324 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.29.3",
+  "version": "2.29.4",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index d79eedd194..e1ef6f1036 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -495,11 +495,7 @@
       newError.name = `Column name cannot start with an underscore.`
     } else if (fieldInfo.name && !fieldInfo.name.match(ValidColumnNameRegex)) {
       newError.name = `Illegal character; must be alpha-numeric.`
-    } else if (
-      prohibited.some(
-        name => fieldInfo?.name?.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase()
-      )
-    ) {
+    } else if (prohibited.some(name => fieldInfo?.name === name)) {
       newError.name = `${prohibited.join(
         ", "
       )} are not allowed as column names - case insensitive.`
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/NewRow.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/NewRow.svelte
index 1da8f7a63e..0b27a5d135 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/NewRow.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/NewRow.svelte
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
     // If we don't have a next page then we're at the bottom and can scroll to
     // the max available offset
-    else {
+    if (!$hasNextPage) {
       scroll.update(state => ({
         ...state,
         top: $maxScrollTop,
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/processors/preprocessor.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/processors/preprocessor.ts
index 010c259e12..5e96336e32 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/processors/preprocessor.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/processors/preprocessor.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const PreprocessorNames = {
   SWAP_TO_DOT: "swap-to-dot-notation",
   FIX_FUNCTIONS: "fix-functions",
   FINALISE: "finalise",
+  NORMALIZE_SPACES: "normalize-spaces",
 }
 
 class Preprocessor {
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export const processors = [
     return statement
   }),
 
+  new Preprocessor(PreprocessorNames.NORMALIZE_SPACES, (statement: string) => {
+    return statement.replace(/{{(\s{2,})/g, "{{ ")
+  }),
   new Preprocessor(
     PreprocessorNames.FINALISE,
     (statement: string, opts: { noHelpers: any }) => {
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.ts b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.ts
index ddea54c2bf..24a19131f4 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.ts
@@ -320,3 +320,21 @@ describe("should leave HBS blocks if not found using option", () => {
     expect(output).toBe("{{ a }}, 1")
   })
 })
+
+describe("check multiple space behaviour", () => {
+  it("should remove whitespace and use the helper correctly", async () => {
+    const output = await processString("{{   add   num1   num2 }}", {
+      num1: 1,
+      num2: 2,
+    })
+    expect(output).toEqual("3")
+  })
+
+  it("should ensure that whitespace within a string is respected", async () => {
+    const output = await processString("{{ trimRight 'test   string  ' }}", {
+      num1: 1,
+      num2: 2,
+    })
+    expect(output).toEqual("test   string")
+  })
+})