diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 5425bcc3..570ee667 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 	"fundingUrl": {
 		"Buymeacoffee": "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/treywallis"
 	},
-	"version": "8.12.0"
+	"version": "8.12.1"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e4b2f2d..d420e3e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-dataloom",
-	"version": "8.12.0",
+	"version": "8.12.1",
 	"description": "Weave together data from diverse sources into a cohesive table view. Inspired by Excel Spreadsheets and Notion.so.",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/shared/frontmatter/index.ts b/src/shared/frontmatter/index.ts
index 8a65487a..4758bd23 100644
--- a/src/shared/frontmatter/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/frontmatter/index.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ export const deserializeFrontmatterForCell = (
 	const frontmatterValue = frontmatter[frontmatterKey];
 	if (!frontmatterValue) return null;
 
-	const assignedType = getAssignedPropertyType(app, frontmatterKey);
-	if (assignedType === null) {
-		throw new Error("Frontmatter type is null for " + frontmatterKey);
-	}
+	const assignedType =
+		getAssignedPropertyType(app, frontmatterKey) ??
+		ObsidianPropertyType.TEXT;
 
 	const { id, tags, type } = column;
 
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 89b0418b..72f9e840 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -141,5 +141,6 @@
 	"8.11.1": "1.2.0",
 	"8.11.2": "1.2.0",
 	"8.11.3": "1.2.0",
-	"8.12.0": "1.2.0"
+	"8.12.0": "1.2.0",
+	"8.12.1": "1.2.0"
 }