diff --git a/app/config/collections/platform.php b/app/config/collections/platform.php
index 01f6acef95..0fcf37c5bf 100644
--- a/app/config/collections/platform.php
+++ b/app/config/collections/platform.php
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ $platformCollections = [
             ],
             [
                 '$id' => ID::custom('projectInternalId'),
-                'type' => Database::VAR_STRING,
+                'type' => Database::VAR_ID,
                 'format' => '',
-                'size' => Database::LENGTH_KEY,
+                'size' => 0,
                 'signed' => true,
                 'required' => false,
                 'default' => null,