diff --git a/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/DisplayWidgets/Dropdown_spec.js b/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/DisplayWidgets/Dropdown_spec.js
index 1d550d9ca0..3d462ac092 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/DisplayWidgets/Dropdown_spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/DisplayWidgets/Dropdown_spec.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ describe("Dropdown Widget Functionality", function() {
   before(() => {
     cy.addDsl(dsl);
   });
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.wait(7000);
-  });
 
   it("Add new dropdown widget", () => {
     cy.get(explorer.addWidget).click();
@@ -93,6 +90,50 @@ describe("Dropdown Widget Functionality", function() {
     cy.get(formWidgetsPage.dropdownDefaultButton).should("contain", "Blue");
   });
 
+  it("should check that special strings are parsed as string in default value", () => {
+    cy.openPropertyPane("selectwidget");
+    cy.updateCodeInput(
+      ".t--property-control-options",
+      `[{
+          "label": "Blue",
+          "value": "null"
+        },
+        {
+          "label": "Green",
+          "value": 100
+        },
+        {
+          "label": "Red",
+          "value": "120"
+        }]`,
+    );
+    cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-defaultvalue", "null");
+    cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultvalue .t--codemirror-has-error").should(
+      "not.exist",
+    );
+    cy.get(formWidgetsPage.dropdownDefaultButton).should("contain", "Blue");
+
+    cy.openPropertyPane("selectwidget");
+    cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-defaultvalue", "120");
+    cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultvalue .t--codemirror-has-error").should(
+      "not.exist",
+    );
+    cy.get(formWidgetsPage.dropdownDefaultButton).should("contain", "Red");
+
+    cy.openPropertyPane("selectwidget");
+    cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-defaultvalue", "{{ 100 }}");
+    cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultvalue .t--codemirror-has-error").should(
+      "not.exist",
+    );
+    cy.get(formWidgetsPage.dropdownDefaultButton).should("contain", "Green");
+
+    cy.openPropertyPane("selectwidget");
+    cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-defaultvalue", "{{ null }}");
+    cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultvalue .t--codemirror-has-error").should(
+      "exist",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("Dropdown Functionality To Check disabled Widget", function() {
     cy.openPropertyPane("selectwidget");
     // Disable the visible JS
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
index 7c11839c64..5c6bd0ff9b 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ describe("defaultOptionValueValidation - ", () => {
   });
   it("should get tested with number", () => {
     const testValues = [
-      [
-        "{{1}}",
-        {
-          isValid: true,
-          parsed: 1,
-          messages: [""],
-        },
-      ],
       [
         "1",
         {