diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/index.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/index.js
index b470b25497..8550aa7bc7 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ async function createDefaultConfiguration(model) {
   // convert model to schema
 
   const schema = formatContentTypeSchema(model);
+  schema.primaryKey = model.primaryKey;
 
   if (model.config) {
     await validateCustomConfig(model, schema);
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ async function createDefaultConfiguration(model) {
 async function syncConfiguration(conf, model) {
   // convert model to schema
   const schema = formatContentTypeSchema(model);
+  schema.primaryKey = model.primaryKey;
 
   if (model.config) {
     await validateCustomConfig(model, schema);
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/metadatas.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/metadatas.js
index ed1a8626b3..4df369e8e4 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/metadatas.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/utils/configuration/metadatas.js
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ function createDefaultMetadatas(schema) {
 function createDefaultMainField(schema) {
   if (!schema) return 'id';
 
-  return (
-    Object.keys(schema.attributes).find(
-      key => schema.attributes[key].type === 'string'
-    ) || 'id'
+  const mainField = Object.keys(schema.attributes).find(
+    key => schema.attributes[key].type === 'string' && key !== schema.primaryKey
   );
+
+  return mainField || 'id';
 }
 
 function createDefaultMetadata(schema, name) {
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ const getTargetSchema = (name, plugin) => {
   const model = strapi.getModel(name, plugin);
   if (!model) return null;
 
-  return formatContentTypeSchema(model);
+  return {
+    ...formatContentTypeSchema(model),
+    primaryKey: model.primaryKey,
+  };
 };
 
 module.exports = {