diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useColumnCreateStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useColumnCreateStore.ts
index fb289f7101..59c0b9dc37 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useColumnCreateStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useColumnCreateStore.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const [useProvideColumnCreateStore, useColumnCreateStore] = createInjectionState
   // actions
   const generateNewColumnMeta = () => {
     setAdditionalValidations({})
-    formState.value = { meta: {}, ...sqlUi.value.getNewColumn((meta.value.columns?.length || 0) + 1) }
+    formState.value = { meta: {}, ...sqlUi.value.getNewColumn((meta.value?.columns?.length || 0) + 1) }
   }
 
   const onUidtOrIdTypeChange = () => {