diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/models/Subscription.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/models/Subscription.coffee
index 1e9ad71d83..a9ebb7d585 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/models/Subscription.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/models/Subscription.coffee
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ SubscriptionSchema = new Schema
 		planCode: String
 		allowed: {type: Boolean, default: true}
 	overleaf:
-		id: { type: Number }
+		id:
+			type: Number
+			index:
+				unique: true,
+				partialFilterExpression: {'overleaf.id': {$exists: true}}
 
 
 SubscriptionSchema.statics.findAndModify = (query, update, callback)->