diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
index fa71bb30aa..8bd3be2d80 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/rowsXcDataTable.vue
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ export default {
             return
           }
           // return if there is no change
-          if (oldRow[column._cn] === rowObj[column._cn] && ((lastSave || rowObj[column._cn]) == rowObj[column._cn])) {
+          if (oldRow[column._cn] === rowObj[column._cn] && ((lastSave || rowObj[column._cn]) === rowObj[column._cn])) {
             return
           }
           if(saved) this.$set(this.data[row], 'lastSave', oldRow[column._cn]);
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
index abb87fc9e7..938b66b4e8 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/common/BaseModel.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ class BaseModel<T extends BaseApiBuilder<any>> extends BaseModelSql {
   public async beforeUpdate(data: any, _trx: any, req): Promise<void> {
     req = req || {};
     req['oldData'] = await this.readByPk(req['params'].id);
-    if(req.query?.ignoreWebhook === undefined || req.query?.ignoreWebhook == 'false') await this.handleHooks('before.update', data, req);
+    const ignoreWebhook = req.query?.ignoreWebhook;
+    if (ignoreWebhook) {
+      if (ignoreWebhook != 'true' && ignoreWebhook != 'false') {
+        throw new Error('ignoreWebhook value can be either true or false');
+      }
+    }
+    if (ignoreWebhook === undefined || ignoreWebhook === 'false') {
+      await this.handleHooks('before.update', data, req);
+    }
   }
 
   public async afterUpdate(data: any, _trx: any, req): Promise<void> {
@@ -74,7 +82,15 @@ class BaseModel<T extends BaseApiBuilder<any>> extends BaseModelSql {
           user: req.user?.email
         }
       )
-      if(req.query?.ignoreWebhook === undefined || req.query?.ignoreWebhook == 'false') await this.handleHooks('after.update', data, req);
+      const ignoreWebhook = req.query?.ignoreWebhook;
+      if (ignoreWebhook) {
+        if (ignoreWebhook != 'true' && ignoreWebhook != 'false') {
+          throw new Error('ignoreWebhook value can be either true or false');
+        }
+      }
+      if (ignoreWebhook === undefined || ignoreWebhook === 'false') {
+        await this.handleHooks('after.update', data, req);
+      }
   }
 
   private _updateAuditDescription(id, oldData: any, data: any) {