diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
index dfc6313983..1bf84e6751 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
@@ -15,28 +15,28 @@ _ = require "underscore"
 
 module.exports = ProjectCreationHandler =
 
-	createBlankProject : (owner_id, projectName, overleafId, callback = (error, project) ->)->
+	createBlankProject : (owner_id, projectName, projectHistoryId, callback = (error, project) ->)->
 		metrics.inc("project-creation")
 		if arguments.length == 3
-			callback = overleafId
-			overleafId = null
+			callback = projectHistoryId
+			projectHistoryId = null
 
 		ProjectDetailsHandler.validateProjectName projectName, (error) ->
 			return callback(error) if error?
 			logger.log owner_id:owner_id, projectName:projectName, "creating blank project"
-			if overleafId?
-				ProjectCreationHandler._createBlankProject owner_id, projectName, overleafId, callback
+			if projectHistoryId?
+				ProjectCreationHandler._createBlankProject owner_id, projectName, projectHistoryId, callback
 			else
 				HistoryController.initializeProject (error, history) ->
 					return callback(error) if error?
 					ProjectCreationHandler._createBlankProject owner_id, projectName, history.overleaf_id, callback
 
-	_createBlankProject : (owner_id, projectName, overleafId, callback = (error, project) ->)->
+	_createBlankProject : (owner_id, projectName, projectHistoryId, callback = (error, project) ->)->
 		rootFolder = new Folder {'name':'rootFolder'}
 		project = new Project
 			 owner_ref          : new ObjectId(owner_id)
 			 name               : projectName
-		project.overleaf.id = overleafId
+		project.overleaf.history.id = projectHistoryId
 		if Settings.currentImageName?
 			project.imageName = Settings.currentImageName
 		project.rootFolder[0] = rootFolder
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/models/Project.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/models/Project.coffee
index f4f3cbbdc4..d60fb1be22 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/models/Project.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/models/Project.coffee
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ ProjectSchema = new Schema
 		imported_at_ver_id : { type: Number }
 		token           : { type: String }
 		read_token      : { type: String }
+		history         :
+			id            : { type: Number }
 
 ProjectSchema.statics.getProject = (project_or_id, fields, callback)->
 	if project_or_id._id?
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
index e9a746fc3d..5c32db63d3 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ describe 'ProjectCreationHandler', ->
 				@._id = project_id
 				@owner_ref = options.owner_ref
 				@name = options.name
-				@overleaf = {}
+				@overleaf =
+					history: {}
 			save: sinon.stub().callsArg(0)
 			rootFolder:[{
 				_id: rootFolderId
@@ -86,13 +87,13 @@ describe 'ProjectCreationHandler', ->
 
 			it "should set the overleaf id if overleaf id not provided", (done)->
 				@handler.createBlankProject ownerId, projectName, (err, project)=>
-					project.overleaf.id.should.equal @overleaf_id
+					project.overleaf.history.id.should.equal @overleaf_id
 					done()
 
 			it "should set the overleaf id if overleaf id provided", (done)->
 				overleaf_id = 2345
 				@handler.createBlankProject ownerId, projectName, overleaf_id, (err, project)->
-					project.overleaf.id.should.equal overleaf_id
+					project.overleaf.history.id.should.equal overleaf_id
 					done()
 
 			it "should set the language from the user", (done)->