diff --git a/server/src/external/mongo/db.test.ts b/server/src/external/mongo/db.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a5554598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/external/mongo/db.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import t from "tap";
+import { CloseAllConnections } from "../../test-utils/close-connections";
+import ResetDBState from "../../test-utils/resets";
+import db from "./db";
+
+t.beforeEach(ResetDBState);
+
+t.test("ID field autoprojection", async (t) => {
+	const res = await db.scores.findOne();
+	t.equal(res!._id, undefined);
+
+	// @ts-expect-error todo: #205 type properly
+	const res2 = await db.scores.findOne({}, { projectID: true });
+	t.not(res2!._id, undefined);
+
+	const res3 = await db.scores.findOne({}, { projection: { scoreID: 1 } });
+	t.equal(res3!._id, undefined);
+
+	// @ts-expect-error todo: #205 type properly
+	const res4 = await db.scores.findOne({}, { projection: { scoreID: 1 }, projectID: true });
+	t.not(res4!._id, undefined);
+
+	const res5 = await db.scores.findOne({}, { projection: { scoreID: 0 } });
+	t.equal(res5!._id, undefined);
+
+	// @ts-expect-error todo: #205 type properly
+	const res6 = await db.scores.findOne({}, { projection: { scoreID: 0 }, projectID: true });
+	t.not(res6!._id, undefined);
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
+t.teardown(CloseAllConnections);
diff --git a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
index caf3c7760..1c29db6ab 100644
--- a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
+++ b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ const RemoveIDMiddleware: TMiddleware =
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 	(args: any, method) => {
 		if ((method === "find" || method === "findOne") && !args.options.projectID) {
-			if (args.options.project) {
-				args.options.project._id = 0;
+			if (args.options.projection) {
+				args.options.projection._id = 0;
 			} else {
-				args.options.project = { _id: 0 };
+				args.options.projection = { _id: 0 };
 			}
 		}