diff --git a/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/checklist_type_option.rs b/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/checklist_type_option.rs
index c68fa28ca..89be9e97a 100644
--- a/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/checklist_type_option.rs
+++ b/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/checklist_type_option.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ mod checklist_type_option_tests {
 
     let json_value = json!({
         "options": [
-            { "id": "1", "name": "Option1", "color": 0 },
-            { "id": "2", "name": "Option2", "color": 1 }
+            { "id": "1", "name": "Option1", "color": "Pink" },
+            { "id": "2", "name": "Option2", "color": "LightPink" }
         ],
         "selected_option_ids": ["1"]
     });
diff --git a/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/select_type_option.rs b/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/select_type_option.rs
index f48c6fe0b..6ad009c5b 100644
--- a/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/select_type_option.rs
+++ b/collab-database/src/fields/type_option/select_type_option.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ impl SelectOption {
   }
 }
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
-#[serde(try_from = "u8", into = "u8")]
 #[repr(u8)]
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub enum SelectOptionColor {
@@ -553,4 +552,35 @@ mod tests {
     let result = select_type_option.convert_raw_cell_data(&raw_data);
     assert_eq!(result, "Option 1, Option 2");
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_select_content_deser() {
+    let js_str = r#"{
+      "options": [
+        {
+          "id": "CEZD",
+          "name": "To Do",
+          "color": "Purple"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "TznH",
+          "name": "Doing",
+          "color": "Orange"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "__n6",
+          "name": "✅ Done",
+          "color": "Yellow"
+        }
+      ],
+      "disable_color": false
+    }"#;
+
+    let select_ty_opt = serde_json::from_str::<SelectTypeOption>(js_str).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(select_ty_opt.options.len(), 3);
+    assert_eq!(select_ty_opt.options[0].name, "To Do");
+    assert_eq!(select_ty_opt.options[1].color, SelectOptionColor::Orange);
+    assert_eq!(select_ty_opt.options[2].id, "__n6");
+    assert!(!select_ty_opt.disable_color);
+  }
 }