diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatFieldMetadataItemInput.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatFieldMetadataItemInput.ts
index 26f2def0b9..80ba590d68 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatFieldMetadataItemInput.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatFieldMetadataItemInput.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export const getOptionValueFromLabel = (label: string) => {
 export const formatFieldMetadataItemInput = (
   input: Pick<
     Field,
-    'label' | 'icon' | 'description' | 'defaultValue' | 'type' | 'options'
-  >,
+    'label' | 'icon' | 'description' | 'defaultValue' | 'options'
+  > & { type?: FieldMetadataType },
 ) => {
   const options = input.options as FieldMetadataOption[];
   let defaultValue = input.defaultValue;
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatRelationMetadataInput.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatRelationMetadataInput.ts
index 12db079c1f..a33a215233 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatRelationMetadataInput.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-metadata/utils/formatRelationMetadataInput.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type FormatRelationMetadataInputParams = {
   field: Pick<Field, 'label' | 'icon' | 'description' | 'type'>;
   objectMetadataId: string;
   connect: {
-    field: Pick<Field, 'label' | 'icon' | 'type'>;
+    field: Pick<Field, 'label' | 'icon'>;
     objectMetadataId: string;
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/settings/data-model/fields/forms/hooks/useFieldMetadataForm.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/settings/data-model/fields/forms/hooks/useFieldMetadataForm.ts
index c462b88ba0..a24ad10a9a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/settings/data-model/fields/forms/hooks/useFieldMetadataForm.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/settings/data-model/fields/forms/hooks/useFieldMetadataForm.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ export const fieldMetadataFormDefaultValues: FormValues = {
   select: [{ color: 'green', label: 'Option 1', value: v4() }],
   multiSelect: [{ color: 'green', label: 'Option 1', value: v4() }],
 };
+const relationTargetFieldSchema = z.object({
+  description: z.string().optional(),
+  icon: z.string().startsWith('Icon'),
+  label: z.string().min(1),
+  defaultValue: z.any(),
+});
 const fieldSchema = z.object({
   description: z.string().optional(),
   icon: z.string().startsWith('Icon'),
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ const relationSchema = fieldSchema.merge(
   z.object({
     type: z.literal(FieldMetadataType.Relation),
     relation: z.object({
-      field: fieldSchema,
+      field: relationTargetFieldSchema,
       objectMetadataId: z.string().uuid(),
       type: z.enum([
         RelationMetadataType.OneToMany,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/pages/settings/data-model/SettingsObjectNewField/SettingsObjectNewFieldStep2.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/pages/settings/data-model/SettingsObjectNewField/SettingsObjectNewFieldStep2.tsx
index 99ec054709..c921eba888 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/pages/settings/data-model/SettingsObjectNewField/SettingsObjectNewFieldStep2.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/pages/settings/data-model/SettingsObjectNewField/SettingsObjectNewFieldStep2.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ export const SettingsObjectNewFieldStep2 = () => {
             field: {
               icon: validatedFormValues.relation.field.icon,
               label: validatedFormValues.relation.field.label,
-              type: validatedFormValues.relation.field.type,
             },
             objectMetadataId: validatedFormValues.relation.objectMetadataId,
           },