diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index 9c52063cbd..25c6bfc545 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ const saveOrUpdateRecords = async (args: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?
       for (const field of (args.metaValue || meta.value)?.columns ?? []) {
         if (isVirtualCol(field)) continue
         if (currentRow.row[field.title!] !== currentRow.oldRow[field.title!]) {
-          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!, args)
+          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!, {}, args)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
index cf3d760502..86eb3bc6c8 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
@@ -240,14 +240,20 @@ export function useViewData(
     }
   }
 
+  // inside this method use metaValue and viewMetaValue to refer meta
+  // since sometimes we need to pass old metas
   async function updateRowProperty(
     toUpdate: Row,
     property: string,
     { metaValue = meta.value, viewMetaValue = viewMeta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
   ) {
     if (toUpdate.rowMeta) toUpdate.rowMeta.saving = true
+
+    // if the field name is missing return
+    if (!property) return
+
     try {
-      const id = extractPkFromRow(toUpdate.row, meta.value?.columns as ColumnType[])
+      const id = extractPkFromRow(toUpdate.row, metaValue?.columns as ColumnType[])
 
       const updatedRowData = await $api.dbViewRow.update(
         NOCO,
@@ -256,7 +262,8 @@ export function useViewData(
         viewMetaValue?.id as string,
         id,
         {
-          [property]: toUpdate.row[property],
+          // if value is undefined treat it as null
+          [property]: toUpdate.row[property] ?? null,
         },
         // todo:
         // {