diff --git a/lib/history-model.js b/lib/history-model.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/history-model.js
+++ b/lib/history-model.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports.HistoryModel = function(collectionName, options) {
       t: {type: Date, required: true},
       o: {type: String, required: true},
       d: {type: mongoose.Schema.Types.Mixed, required: true}
-    },{ id: false, versionKey: false });
+    },{ id: true, versionKey: false });
     
     if(indexes){
       indexes.forEach(function(idx) {
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ module.exports.historyCollectionName = function(collectionName, customCollection
   }
   
   
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
added _id = true because an error was being thrown stating i needed to set it before inserting