diff --git a/services/web/app/src/models/ProjectHistoryFailure.js b/services/web/app/src/models/ProjectHistoryFailure.js
index e8979fd5b8..7bfd1a3d85 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/models/ProjectHistoryFailure.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/models/ProjectHistoryFailure.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { Schema } = mongoose
 
 const ProjectHistoryFailureSchema = new Schema(
   {
-    project_id: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+    project_id: String,
     ts: Date,
     queueSize: Number,
     error: String,