diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
index 15ee103a..11c47a45 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         public Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(JArray listViewArray)
         {
 
-
-
             var ListViewFieldKeys = GetFieldListFromListView(listViewArray);
             var CustomFieldDefinitions = GetCustomFieldDefinitionsForList();
 
@@ -80,6 +78,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                     else
                     {
                         //insert specific type for this custom field
+                        if (CustomFieldDefinitions.ContainsKey(o.LtKey))
+                        {
+                            var customFieldType = CustomFieldDefinitions[o.LtKey];
+                            sb.Append($"\"cm\":\"{o.LtKey}\",\"dt\":{customFieldType}");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            //this is normal as there may not be a definition for a Custom field but it's been requested so just treat it like text                            
+                            sb.Append($"\"cm\":\"{o.LtKey}\",\"dt\":{(int)UiFieldDataType.Text}");
+                        }
                     }
 
                     //Has a AyObjectType? (linkable / openable)
@@ -110,11 +118,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         //Find and return a dictionary of all custom fields definitions for all types in list
         //used to build the column array and define specific type defined for custom fields so client datatable 
         //knows how to format it
-        private Dictionary<string, UiFieldDataType> GetCustomFieldDefinitionsForList()
+        private Dictionary<string, int> GetCustomFieldDefinitionsForList()
         {
             //all keys and types can go in the same list since they are unique to each type of list
             //i.e. both users and widget custom fields can be in the same list
-            Dictionary<string, UiFieldDataType> ret = new Dictionary<string, UiFieldDataType>();
+            Dictionary<string, int> ret = new Dictionary<string, int>();
             List<string> typesProcessed = new List<string>();
             //custom fields handling
             foreach (AyaDataListFieldDefinition d in this.FieldDefinitions)
@@ -144,9 +152,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
                             //iterate the fields and add each custom one with a type to the return dictionary
                             var flds = JArray.Parse(fc.Template);
-                            foreach(JToken t in flds){
-                                if(t["type"]!=null){
-                                    ret.Add(t["fld"].Value<string>(),t["type"].Value<UiFieldDataType>());
+                            foreach (JToken t in flds)
+                            {
+                                if (t["type"] != null)
+                                {
+                                    ret.Add(t["fld"].Value<string>(), t["type"].Value<int>());
                                 }
                             }