diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/getColumnPropsFromUIDT.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/getColumnPropsFromUIDT.ts
index 26c4fac99b..ee8ad735dd 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/getColumnPropsFromUIDT.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/getColumnPropsFromUIDT.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ export default async function getColumnPropsFromUIDT(
   newColumn.dtxs = sqlUi.getDefaultScaleForDatatype(newColumn.dt);
 
   const selectTypes = [UITypes.MultiSelect, UITypes.SingleSelect];
-  if (
-    column &&
-    selectTypes.includes(newColumn.uidt) &&
-    selectTypes.includes(column.uidt as UITypes)
-  ) {
-    newColumn.dtxp = (column as NormalColumnRequestType).dtxp;
+  if (column && selectTypes.includes(column.uidt as UITypes)) {
+    (column as NormalColumnRequestType).dtxp =
+      typeof (column as NormalColumnRequestType).dtxp === 'string'
+        ? ((column as NormalColumnRequestType).dtxp as string)
+            .trim()
+            .replace(/'\s*,\s*'/g, "','")
+        : (column as NormalColumnRequestType).dtxp;
   }
 
   newColumn.altered = column.altered || 2;