diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/User.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/User.ts
index dca67a5e7c..591f26f5b7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/User.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/User.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { Role } from './Role';
 import { SharedWorkflow } from './SharedWorkflow';
 import { SharedCredentials } from './SharedCredentials';
 import { NoXss } from '../utils/customValidators';
-import { answersFormatter, lowerCaser } from '../utils/transformers';
+import { objectRetriever, lowerCaser } from '../utils/transformers';
 
 export const MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 8;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class User {
 	@Column({
 		type: resolveDataType('json') as ColumnOptions['type'],
 		nullable: true,
-		transformer: answersFormatter,
+		transformer: objectRetriever,
 	})
 	personalizationAnswers: IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers | null;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowEntity.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowEntity.ts
index f85e8625ab..069f637737 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowEntity.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import * as config from '../../../config';
 import { DatabaseType, IWorkflowDb } from '../..';
 import { TagEntity } from './TagEntity';
 import { SharedWorkflow } from './SharedWorkflow';
+import { objectRetriever } from '../utils/transformers';
 
 function resolveDataType(dataType: string) {
 	const dbType = config.getEnv('database.type');
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export class WorkflowEntity implements IWorkflowDb {
 	@Column({
 		type: resolveDataType('json') as ColumnOptions['type'],
 		nullable: true,
+		transformer: objectRetriever,
 	})
 	staticData?: IDataObject;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/transformers.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/transformers.ts
index c2a9d3e0d2..e3a77fc2df 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/transformers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/transformers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
-import { IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers } from '../../Interfaces';
+import { ValueTransformer } from 'typeorm';
 
 export const idStringifier = {
 	from: (value: number): string | number => (typeof value === 'number' ? value.toString() : value),
@@ -12,14 +11,10 @@ export const lowerCaser = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Ensure a consistent return type for personalization answers in `User`.
- * Answers currently stored as `TEXT` on Postgres.
+ * Unmarshal JSON as JS object.
  */
-export const answersFormatter = {
-	to: (answers: IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers): IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers => answers,
-	from: (answers: IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers | string): IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers => {
-		return typeof answers === 'string'
-			? (JSON.parse(answers) as IPersonalizationSurveyAnswers)
-			: answers;
-	},
+export const objectRetriever: ValueTransformer = {
+	to: (value: object): object => value,
+	from: (value: string | object): object =>
+		typeof value === 'string' ? (JSON.parse(value) as object) : value,
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/publicApi/workflows.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/publicApi/workflows.test.ts
index 27ce110908..17736af836 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/publicApi/workflows.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/publicApi/workflows.test.ts
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ test('PUT /workflows/:id should update workflow', async () => {
 	expect(name).toBe(payload.name);
 	expect(connections).toEqual(payload.connections);
 	expect(settings).toEqual(payload.settings);
-	expect(staticData).toEqual(payload.staticData);
+	expect(staticData).toMatchObject(JSON.parse(payload.staticData));
 	expect(nodes).toEqual(payload.nodes);
 	expect(active).toBe(false);
 	expect(createdAt).toBe(workflow.createdAt.toISOString());
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ test('PUT /workflows/:id should update non-owned workflow if owner', async () =>
 	expect(name).toBe(payload.name);
 	expect(connections).toEqual(payload.connections);
 	expect(settings).toEqual(payload.settings);
-	expect(staticData).toEqual(payload.staticData);
+	expect(staticData).toMatchObject(JSON.parse(payload.staticData));
 	expect(nodes).toEqual(payload.nodes);
 	expect(active).toBe(false);
 	expect(createdAt).toBe(workflow.createdAt.toISOString());