diff --git a/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/config.json b/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/config.json
index a5a6588a6e..66fdef5b65 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/config.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "srcProject": "sample",
   "dstProject": "sample-copy",
+  "excludeDt": true,
   "baseURL": "http://localhost:8080",
   "xc-auth": "Copy Auth Token"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/exportSchema.js b/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/exportSchema.js
index 8635315b1e..45042d2ba8 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/exportSchema.js
+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/export-import/exportSchema.js
@@ -30,22 +30,23 @@ function removeEmpty(obj) {
   );
 }
 
+
 function addColumnSpecificData(c) {
   // pick required fields to proceed further
-  let col = removeEmpty(
-    (({ id, title, column_name, uidt, dt, pk, pv, rqd, dtxp, system }) => ({
-      id,
-      title,
-      column_name,
-      uidt,
-      dt,
-      pk,
-      pv,
-      rqd,
-      dtxp,
-      system
-    }))(c)
-  );
+  let col;
+  if(inputConfig.excludeDt) {
+    col = removeEmpty(
+      (({ id, title, column_name, uidt, pk, pv, rqd, dtxp, system, ai }) => ({
+        id, title, column_name, uidt, pk, pv, rqd, dtxp, system, ai
+      }))(c)
+    );
+  } else {
+    col = removeEmpty(
+      (({ id, title, column_name, uidt, dt, pk, pv, rqd, dtxp, system, ai }) => ({
+        id, title, column_name, uidt, dt, pk, pv, rqd, dtxp, system, ai
+      }))(c)
+    );
+  }
 
   switch (c.uidt) {
     case UITypes.Formula: