diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage/handleAdminPage.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage/handleAdminPage.ts
index 77c1da15a28..9ad1a8eb7ce 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage/handleAdminPage.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage/handleAdminPage.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ export function getRouteInfo({
       globalConfig = config.globals.find((global) => global.slug === globalSlug)
     }
 
-    // If the collection has an ID field, we need to determine the type of the ID field
+    // If the collection is using a custom ID, we need to determine it's type
     if (collectionConfig && payload) {
-      if (payload.collections?.[collectionSlug]) {
+      if (payload.collections?.[collectionSlug]?.customIDType) {
         idType = payload.collections?.[collectionSlug].customIDType
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/joins/payload-types.ts b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
index 0ce8f77f7ba..7218bad040a 100644
--- a/test/joins/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ export interface Config {
   user: User & {
     collection: 'users';
   };
-  jobs?: {
+  jobs: {
     tasks: unknown;
-    workflows?: unknown;
+    workflows: unknown;
   };
 }
 export interface UserAuthOperations {