diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/ape-key.ts b/backend/api/controllers/ape-key.ts
index 2c2cd72c1..1e8c0ae14 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/ape-key.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/ape-key.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ApeKeysDAO from "../../dao/ape-keys";
 import MonkeyError from "../../utils/error";
 import { MonkeyResponse } from "../../utils/monkey-response";
 import { base64UrlEncode } from "../../utils/misc";
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 function cleanApeKey(apeKey: MonkeyTypes.ApeKey): Partial<MonkeyTypes.ApeKey> {
   return _.omit(apeKey, "hash", "_id", "uid", "useCount");
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export async function generateApeKey(
   const saltyHash = await hash(apiKey, apeKeySaltRounds);
 
   const apeKey: MonkeyTypes.ApeKey = {
+    _id: new ObjectId(),
     name,
     enabled,
     uid,
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
index f4a4ad9ab..b557eca1d 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import MonkeyError from "../../utils/error";
 import { verify } from "../../utils/captcha";
 import Logger from "../../utils/logger";
 import { MonkeyResponse } from "../../utils/monkey-response";
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 async function verifyCaptcha(captcha: string): Promise<void> {
   if (!(await verify(captcha))) {
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export async function reportQuote(
   await verifyCaptcha(captcha);
 
   const newReport: MonkeyTypes.Report = {
+    _id: new ObjectId(),
     id: uuidv4(),
     type: "quote",
     timestamp: new Date().getTime(),
diff --git a/backend/dao/leaderboards.ts b/backend/dao/leaderboards.ts
index 10e5f8210..f226d5826 100644
--- a/backend/dao/leaderboards.ts
+++ b/backend/dao/leaderboards.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export async function update(
   const str = `lbPersonalBests.${mode}.${mode2}.${language}`;
   const start1 = performance.now();
   const lb = await db
-    .collection("users")
-    .aggregate(
+    .collection<MonkeyTypes.LeaderboardEntry>("users")
+    .aggregate<MonkeyTypes.LeaderboardEntry>(
       [
         {
           $match: {
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ export async function update(
   } catch (e) {}
   if (lb && lb.length !== 0) {
     await db
-      .collection(`leaderboards.${language}.${mode}.${mode2}`)
+      .collection<MonkeyTypes.LeaderboardEntry>(
+        `leaderboards.${language}.${mode}.${mode2}`
+      )
       .insertMany(lb);
   }
   const end3 = performance.now();
diff --git a/backend/dao/new-quotes.ts b/backend/dao/new-quotes.ts
index 53b5de763..a4648a0bc 100644
--- a/backend/dao/new-quotes.ts
+++ b/backend/dao/new-quotes.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export async function add(
 ): Promise<AddQuoteReturn | void> {
   if (!git) throw new MonkeyError(500, "Git not available.");
   const quote = {
+    _id: new ObjectId(),
     text: text,
     source: source,
     language: language.toLowerCase(),
diff --git a/backend/dao/user.ts b/backend/dao/user.ts
index ae3efc8d2..1d8b445b0 100644
--- a/backend/dao/user.ts
+++ b/backend/dao/user.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export async function addUser(
 
   const currentDate = Date.now();
   return await usersCollection.insertOne({
+    _id: new ObjectId(),
     name,
     email,
     uid,
diff --git a/backend/init/configuration.ts b/backend/init/configuration.ts
index 6c5d62218..76c233b82 100644
--- a/backend/init/configuration.ts
+++ b/backend/init/configuration.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import Logger from "../utils/logger";
 import { identity } from "../utils/misc";
 import BASE_CONFIGURATION from "../constants/base-configuration";
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 const CONFIG_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 Minutes
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export async function getLiveConfiguration(): Promise<MonkeyTypes.Configuration>
 
     if (liveConfiguration) {
       const baseConfiguration = _.cloneDeep(BASE_CONFIGURATION);
+
       const liveConfigurationWithoutId = _.omit(
         liveConfiguration,
         "_id"
@@ -75,7 +77,10 @@ export async function getLiveConfiguration(): Promise<MonkeyTypes.Configuration>
       pushConfiguration(baseConfiguration);
       configuration = baseConfiguration;
     } else {
-      await configurationCollection.insertOne(BASE_CONFIGURATION); // Seed the base configuration.
+      await configurationCollection.insertOne({
+        ...BASE_CONFIGURATION,
+        _id: new ObjectId(),
+      }); // Seed the base configuration.
     }
   } catch (error) {
     Logger.logToDb(
diff --git a/backend/init/db.ts b/backend/init/db.ts
index 22c1a648f..0a4f585bb 100644
--- a/backend/init/db.ts
+++ b/backend/init/db.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Db,
   MongoClient,
   MongoClientOptions,
+  WithId,
 } from "mongodb";
 import Logger from "../utils/logger";
 
@@ -68,9 +69,10 @@ class DatabaseClient {
     }
   }
 
-  static collection<T>(collectionName: string): Collection<T> {
+  static collection<T>(collectionName: string): Collection<WithId<T>> {
     if (!(collectionName in this.collections)) {
-      this.collections[collectionName] = this.db.collection<T>(collectionName);
+      this.collections[collectionName] =
+        this.db.collection<WithId<T>>(collectionName);
     }
 
     return this.collections[collectionName];
diff --git a/backend/types/types.d.ts b/backend/types/types.d.ts
index 2b63be5fb..88e6dfc67 100644
--- a/backend/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/backend/types/types.d.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ declare namespace MonkeyTypes {
   }
 
   interface ApeKey {
+    _id: ObjectId;
     uid: string;
     name: string;
     hash: string;
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ declare namespace MonkeyTypes {
   type ReportTypes = "quote";
 
   interface Report {
+    _id: ObjectId;
     id: string;
     type: ReportTypes;
     timestamp: number;
diff --git a/backend/utils/logger.ts b/backend/utils/logger.ts
index 787bcb3f8..b40b64ac6 100644
--- a/backend/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/backend/utils/logger.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import db from "../init/db";
 import chalk from "chalk";
 import winston, { format } from "winston";
 import { resolve } from "path";
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 const errorColor = chalk.red.bold;
 const warningColor = chalk.yellow.bold;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ const logToDb = async (
 
   logger.info(`${event}\t${uid}\t${JSON.stringify(message)}`);
   logsCollection.insertOne({
+    _id: new ObjectId(),
     timestamp: Date.now(),
     uid: uid ?? "",
     event,