diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/upload_content.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/upload_content.ts
index 2a00d55a1..7159510b2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/upload_content.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/upload_content.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const uploadContentJob = async (data: UploadContentJobData) => {
 
   const { column, highlights } = getSelectOptions(format)
   const libraryItem = await findLibraryItemById(libraryItemId, userId, {
-    select: [column],
+    select: ['id', column], // id is required for relations
     relations: {
       highlights,
     },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 0e40ea621..a7376da30 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ export const findLibraryItemById = async (
   return authTrx(
     async (tx) =>
       tx.withRepository(libraryItemRepository).findOne({
-        select: ['id' as keyof LibraryItem].concat(options?.select || []), // always select id
+        select: options?.select,
         where: { id },
         relations: options?.relations,
       }),