diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/MySQL.php b/src/Database/Adapter/MySQL.php
index 5ad70a5ba9..ce62d49350 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/MySQL.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/MySQL.php
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class MySQL extends Adapter
         $data = array_merge(['$id' => null, '$permissions' => []], $data); // Merge data with default params
         $signature = md5(json_encode($data, true));
         $revision = uniqid('', true);
+        $data['$id'] = (empty($data['$id'])) ? null : $data['$id'];
 
         /*
          * When updating node, check if there are any changes to update