diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.js
index 1c7aee8d4..4057748e0 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.js
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
 export default {
   Mutation: {
     UpdateDonations: async (_parent, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
       const { driver } = context
       const session = driver.session()
       let donations
+      params.id = params.id || uuid()
+
       const writeTxResultPromise = session.writeTransaction(async txc => {
         const updateDonationsTransactionResponse = await txc.run(
           ` 
-            MATCH (donations:Donations {id: $params.id})
+            MATCH (donations:Donations)
+            WITH donations LIMIT 1
             SET donations += $params
             SET donations.updatedAt = toString(datetime())
             RETURN donations
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.spec.js
index a5264ee3a..9c62a7dda 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/donations.spec.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const instance = getNeode()
 const driver = getDriver()
 
 const updateDonationsMutation = gql`
-  mutation($id: ID!, $goal: Int, $progress: Int) {
-    UpdateDonations(id: $id, goal: $goal, progress: $progress) {
+  mutation($goal: Int, $progress: Int) {
+    UpdateDonations(goal: $goal, progress: $progress) {
       goal
       progress
       createdAt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('donations', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     variables = {}
-    newlyCreatedDonations = await factory.create('Donations', { id: 'total-donations' })
+    newlyCreatedDonations = await factory.create('Donations')
   })
 
   afterEach(async () => {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('donations', () => {
 
   describe('update donations', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      variables = { id: 'total-donations', goal: 20000, progress: 3000 }
+      variables = { goal: 20000, progress: 3000 }
     })
 
     describe('unauthenticated', () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Donations.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Donations.gql
index 88e5edd2d..39cfe9b71 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Donations.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Donations.gql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 type Donations {
+  id: ID!
   goal: Int!
   progress: Int!
   createdAt: String
@@ -10,5 +11,5 @@ type Query {
 }
 
 type Mutation {
-  UpdateDonations(id: ID!, goal: Int, progress: Int): Donations
+  UpdateDonations(goal: Int, progress: Int): Donations
 }
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