diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildTableState.ts b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildTableState.ts
index c6a56e5cb7..8c2d10dbdb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildTableState.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildTableState.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const buildTableState = async (
       collection: 'payload-preferences',
       depth: 0,
       limit: 1,
+      pagination: false,
       where: {
         and: [
           {
@@ -186,30 +187,39 @@ export const buildTableState = async (
         ],
       },
     })
-    .then((res) => res.docs[0]?.value as ListPreferences)
+    .then((res) => res.docs[0] ?? { id: null, value: {} })
 
-  let newPrefs = preferencesResult
+  let newPrefs = preferencesResult.value
 
-  if (!preferencesResult || !dequal(columns, preferencesResult?.columns)) {
+  if (!preferencesResult.id || !dequal(columns, preferencesResult?.columns)) {
     const mergedPrefs = {
       ...(preferencesResult || {}),
       columns,
     }
-
-    newPrefs = await payload
-      .create({
-        collection: 'payload-preferences',
-        data: {
-          key: preferencesKey,
-          user: {
-            collection: user.collection,
-            value: user.id,
-          },
-          value: mergedPrefs,
+    const preferencesArgs = {
+      collection: 'payload-preferences',
+      data: {
+        key: preferencesKey,
+        user: {
+          collection: user.collection,
+          value: user.id,
         },
-        req,
-      })
-      ?.then((res) => res.value as ListPreferences)
+        value: mergedPrefs,
+      },
+      depth: 0,
+      req,
+    }
+
+    if (preferencesResult.id) {
+      newPrefs = await payload
+        .update({
+          ...preferencesArgs,
+          id: preferencesResult.id,
+        })
+        ?.then((res) => res.value as ListPreferences)
+    } else {
+      newPrefs = await payload.create(preferencesArgs)?.then((res) => res.value as ListPreferences)
+    }
   }
 
   const fields = collectionConfig.fields