diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
index 84f9005e3c..7f99d1913f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@ export default {
         );
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(e);
+        this.$toast
+          .error("Failed to save column: " + e)
+          .goAway(3000);
+        throw e;
       }
 
       this.$emit("close");
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
index 8eab633e57..49b695a0f5 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ export class PgUi {
         return 'eg: ';
 
       case 'character varying':
-        return 'eg: ';
+        return "eg: 'sample text'";
 
       case 'tinyint':
         return 'eg: ';