diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
index b3a7b9a5e5..8fac9a9ade 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
@@ -371,18 +371,38 @@ export class ColumnsService {
         );
         if (colBody.cdf) {
           if (colBody.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
-            if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
-              NcError.badRequest(
-                `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
-              );
-            }
-          } else {
-            for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
-              if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+            try {
+              if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
                 NcError.badRequest(
-                  `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                  `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
                 );
               }
+            } catch (e) {
+              colBody.cdf = colBody.cdf.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '');
+              if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                NcError.badRequest(
+                  `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                );
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            try {
+              for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
+                if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                  NcError.badRequest(
+                    `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                  );
+                }
+              }
+            } catch (e) {
+              colBody.cdf = colBody.cdf.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '');
+              for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
+                if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                  NcError.badRequest(
+                    `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                  );
+                }
+              }
             }
           }
 
@@ -1146,18 +1166,38 @@ export class ColumnsService {
             // Handle default values
             if (colBody.cdf) {
               if (colBody.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
-                if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
-                  NcError.badRequest(
-                    `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
-                  );
-                }
-              } else {
-                for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
-                  if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                try {
+                  if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
                     NcError.badRequest(
-                      `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                      `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
                     );
                   }
+                } catch (e) {
+                  colBody.cdf = colBody.cdf.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '');
+                  if (!optionTitles.includes(colBody.cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                    NcError.badRequest(
+                      `Default value '${colBody.cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                    );
+                  }
+                }
+              } else {
+                try {
+                  for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
+                    if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                      NcError.badRequest(
+                        `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                      );
+                    }
+                  }
+                } catch (e) {
+                  colBody.cdf = colBody.cdf.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '');
+                  for (const cdf of colBody.cdf.split(',')) {
+                    if (!optionTitles.includes(cdf.replace(/'/g, "''"))) {
+                      NcError.badRequest(
+                        `Default value '${cdf}' is not a select option.`,
+                      );
+                    }
+                  }
                 }
               }