diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Coda/TableDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Coda/TableDescription.ts
index 2e8c245403..eccecb2fe9 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Coda/TableDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Coda/TableDescription.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 			loadOptionsMethod: 'getTables',
 		},
 		required: true,
-		default: [],
+		default: '',
 		displayOptions: {
 			show: {
 				resource: [
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 			loadOptionsMethod: 'getTables',
 		},
 		required: true,
-		default: [],
+		default: '',
 		displayOptions: {
 			show: {
 				resource: [
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 				displayName: 'ValueFormat',
 				name: 'valueFormat',
 				type: 'options',
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				options: [
 					{
 						name: 'Simple',
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 			loadOptionsMethod: 'getTables',
 		},
 		required: true,
-		default: [],
+		default: '',
 		displayOptions: {
 			show: {
 				resource: [
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 				displayName: 'ValueFormat',
 				name: 'valueFormat',
 				type: 'options',
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				options: [
 					{
 						name: 'Simple',
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 				displayName: 'Sort By',
 				name: 'sortBy',
 				type: 'options',
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				options: [
 					{
 						name: 'Created At',
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ export const tableFields = [
 			loadOptionsMethod: 'getTables',
 		},
 		required: true,
-		default: [],
+		default: '',
 		displayOptions: {
 			show: {
 				resource: [
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Eventbrite/EventbriteTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Eventbrite/EventbriteTrigger.node.ts
index ecdb2978da..5b25cccabd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Eventbrite/EventbriteTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Eventbrite/EventbriteTrigger.node.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class EventbriteTrigger implements INodeType {
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getOrganizations'
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				description: '',
 			},
 			{
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class EventbriteTrigger implements INodeType {
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getEvents'
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				description: '',
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/FlowTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/FlowTrigger.node.ts
index 9de62238ef..e732c81de5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/FlowTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/FlowTrigger.node.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class FlowTrigger implements INodeType {
 				name: 'listIds',
 				type: 'string',
 				required: true,
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						resource:[
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class FlowTrigger implements INodeType {
 				name: 'taskIds',
 				type: 'string',
 				required: true,
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						resource:[
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/TaskDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/TaskDescription.ts
index 1b946df42d..d5555fd4f5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/TaskDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Flow/TaskDescription.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const taskFields = [
 				displayName: 'List ID',
 				name: 'listID',
 				type: 'string',
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required : false,
 				description: 'Put the new task in a list ("project"). Omit this param to have the task be private.',
 			},
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleDrive.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleDrive.node.ts
index 84208811d7..5a88427db0 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleDrive.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleDrive.node.ts
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ export class GoogleDrive implements INodeType {
 							},
 						],
 						required: true,
-						default: [],
+						default: '',
 						description: 'The corpora to operate on.',
 					},
 					{
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Hubspot/DealDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Hubspot/DealDescription.ts
index b215e3cbc8..3f4f7c863f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Hubspot/DealDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Hubspot/DealDescription.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const dealFields = [
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getDealTypes',
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 			},
 			{
 				displayName: 'Associated Company',
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export const dealFields = [
 			typeOptions: {
 				loadOptionsMethod: 'getDealStages'
 			},
-			default: [],
+			default: '',
 			description: 'The dealstage is required when creating a deal. See the CRM Pipelines API for details on managing pipelines and stages.',
 		},
 		{
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export const dealFields = [
 			typeOptions: {
 				loadOptionsMethod: 'getDealTypes',
 			},
-			default: [],
+			default: '',
 		},
 	]
 },
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
index ee061e0a9c..62558a6bf5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const issueFields = [
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getPriorities',
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required : false,
 				description: 'Priority',
 			},
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export const issueFields = [
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getUsers',
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required : false,
 				description: 'Assignee',
 			},
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export const issueFields = [
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getPriorities',
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required : false,
 				description: 'Priority',
 			},
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export const issueFields = [
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getUsers',
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required : false,
 				description: 'Assignee',
 			},
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
index fc9aa7284c..13bb83b422 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class MailchimpTrigger implements INodeType {
 				name: 'list',
 				type: 'options',
 				required: true,
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				description: 'The list that is gonna fire the event.',
 				typeOptions: {
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getLists'
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Todoist/Todoist.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Todoist/Todoist.node.ts
index 54264a33f6..6e645cef0d 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Todoist/Todoist.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Todoist/Todoist.node.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Todoist implements INodeType {
 						]
 					},
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				description: 'The project you want to add the task to.',
 			},
 			{
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class Todoist implements INodeType {
 						]
 					},
 				},
-				default: [],
+				default: '',
 				required: true,
 				description: 'Task content',
 			},