diff --git a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiPagedResponse.cs b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiPagedResponse.cs
index 3e5da525..3e98f2e9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiPagedResponse.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiPagedResponse.cs
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers
 
         public object items { get; }
         public object PageLinks { get; }
-        public string Columns { get; }
+        public object Columns { get; }
 
-        public ApiPagedResponse(object returnItems, object pageLinks, string columns)
+        public ApiPagedResponse(object returnItems, object pageLinks, object columns)
         {
             items = returnItems;
             PageLinks = pageLinks;
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
index 0d2c4a79..372ba505 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         public string ListKey { get; set; }
         public string DefaultDataListDisplayTemplate { get; set; }
 
-        public string GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON()
+        public object GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON()
         {
             return $"[ {{\"cm\":\"df\",\"dt\":0,\"ay\":{(int)DefaultListObjectType}}},{{\"cm\":\"Widget\",\"dt\":{(int)AyaUiFieldDataType.Text},\"ay\":{(int)DefaultListObjectType}}}]";
         }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
index 92417386..69a3d832 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             var pageLinks = new PaginationLinkBuilder(Url, routeName, null, listOptions, totalRecordCount).PagingLinksObject();
 
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
-            string ColumnsJSON = string.Empty;
+            object ColumnsJSON = string.Empty;
             if (listOptions.Mini)
             {
                 ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON();
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
index e1e02250..0591ab15 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         //Default list display template if none found in db or is invalid, this ensures the data will flow even if people fuck up the templates somehow
         string DefaultDataListDisplayTemplate { get; set; }
 
-        string GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON();
+        object GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON();
         string GenerateListColumnsJSONFromTemplate(string template);
 
         bool ValidateTemplate(string template);