diff --git a/server/api/documents.js b/server/api/documents.js
index 949dcb8c..207768c0 100644
--- a/server/api/documents.js
+++ b/server/api/documents.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ router.post('documents.list', auth(), pagination(), async ctx => {
 
   const user = ctx.state.user;
   let where = { teamId: user.teamId };
-  if (collection) where = { ...where, atlasId: collection };
+  if (collection) where = { ...where, collectionId: collection };
 
   const userId = user.id;
   const starredScope = { method: ['withStarred', userId] };
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ router.post('documents.create', auth(), async ctx => {
     parentDocumentObj = await Document.findOne({
       where: {
         id: parentDocument,
-        atlasId: ownerCollection.id,
+        collectionId: ownerCollection.id,
       },
     });
     if (!parentDocumentObj)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ router.post('documents.create', auth(), async ctx => {
 
   const newDocument = await Document.create({
     parentDocumentId: parentDocumentObj.id,
-    atlasId: ownerCollection.id,
+    collectionId: ownerCollection.id,
     teamId: user.teamId,
     userId: user.id,
     lastModifiedById: user.id,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ router.post('documents.move', auth(), async ctx => {
   if (index) ctx.assertPositiveInteger(index, 'index must be an integer (>=0)');
 
   const document = await Document.findById(id);
-  const collection = await Collection.findById(document.atlasId);
+  const collection = await Collection.findById(document.collectionId);
 
   authDocumentForUser(ctx, document);
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ router.post('documents.move', auth(), async ctx => {
   // Set parent document
   if (parentDocument) {
     const parent = await Document.findById(parentDocument);
-    if (!parent || parent.atlasId !== document.atlasId)
+    if (!parent || parent.collectionId !== document.collectionId)
       throw httpErrors.BadRequest(
         'Invalid parentDocument (must be same collection)'
       );
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ router.post('documents.delete', auth(), async ctx => {
   ctx.assertPresent(id, 'id is required');
 
   const document = await Document.findById(id);
-  const collection = await Collection.findById(document.atlasId);
+  const collection = await Collection.findById(document.collectionId);
 
   authDocumentForUser(ctx, document);
 
diff --git a/server/api/documents.test.js b/server/api/documents.test.js
index 50905057..97af2470 100644
--- a/server/api/documents.test.js
+++ b/server/api/documents.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('#documents.list', async () => {
   it('should allow filtering by collection', async () => {
     const { user, document } = await seed();
     const res = await server.post('/api/documents.list', {
-      body: { token: user.getJwtToken(), collection: document.atlasId },
+      body: { token: user.getJwtToken(), collection: document.collectionId },
     });
     const body = await res.json();
 
diff --git a/server/migrations/20180207075429-rename-collection-atlasid.js b/server/migrations/20180207075429-rename-collection-atlasid.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ced8f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/20180207075429-rename-collection-atlasid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.renameColumn('documents', 'atlasId', 'collectionId');
+  },
+
+  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.renameColumn('documents', 'collectionId', 'atlasId');
+  },
+};
diff --git a/server/models/Collection.js b/server/models/Collection.js
index 2b32e91e..e3ccd7e6 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.js
+++ b/server/models/Collection.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const Collection = sequelize.define(
           // Create intro document if first collection for team
           const document = await Document.create({
             parentDocumentId: null,
-            atlasId: collection.id,
+            collectionId: collection.id,
             teamId: collection.teamId,
             userId: collection.creatorId,
             lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const Collection = sequelize.define(
 Collection.associate = models => {
   Collection.hasMany(models.Document, {
     as: 'documents',
-    foreignKey: 'atlasId',
+    foreignKey: 'collectionId',
     onDelete: 'cascade',
   });
   Collection.belongsTo(models.Team, {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Collection.associate = models => {
 Collection.addHook('afterDestroy', async model => {
   await Document.destroy({
     where: {
-      atlasId: model.id,
+      collectionId: model.id,
     },
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/models/Collection.test.js b/server/models/Collection.test.js
index 1327b0ae..afb65a4a 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.test.js
+++ b/server/models/Collection.test.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('#updateDocument', () => {
     // Add a child for testing
     const newDocument = await Document.create({
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
-      atlasId: collection.id,
+      collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
       userId: collection.creatorId,
       lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('#moveDocument', () => {
     // Add a child for testing
     const newDocument = await Document.create({
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
-      atlasId: collection.id,
+      collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
       userId: collection.creatorId,
       lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('#removeDocument', () => {
     // Verify that the document was removed
     const collectionDocuments = await Document.findAndCountAll({
       where: {
-        atlasId: collection.id,
+        collectionId: collection.id,
       },
     });
     expect(collectionDocuments.count).toBe(1);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('#removeDocument', () => {
     // Add a child for testing
     const newDocument = await Document.create({
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
-      atlasId: collection.id,
+      collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
       userId: collection.creatorId,
       lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('#removeDocument', () => {
     expect(collection.documentStructure.length).toBe(1);
     const collectionDocuments = await Document.findAndCountAll({
       where: {
-        atlasId: collection.id,
+        collectionId: collection.id,
       },
     });
     expect(collectionDocuments.count).toBe(1);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('#removeDocument', () => {
     // Add a child for testing
     const newDocument = await Document.create({
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
-      atlasId: collection.id,
+      collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
       userId: collection.creatorId,
       lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('#removeDocument', () => {
 
     const collectionDocuments = await Document.findAndCountAll({
       where: {
-        atlasId: collection.id,
+        collectionId: collection.id,
       },
     });
     expect(collectionDocuments.count).toBe(2);
diff --git a/server/models/Document.js b/server/models/Document.js
index a1507326..826cb228 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.js
+++ b/server/models/Document.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const Document = sequelize.define(
 Document.associate = models => {
   Document.belongsTo(models.Collection, {
     as: 'collection',
-    foreignKey: 'atlasId',
+    foreignKey: 'collectionId',
     onDelete: 'cascade',
   });
   Document.belongsTo(models.User, {
diff --git a/server/presenters/document.js b/server/presenters/document.js
index 2120cf9d..d0d8932d 100644
--- a/server/presenters/document.js
+++ b/server/presenters/document.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function present(ctx: Object, document: Document, options: ?Options) {
     collaborators: [],
     starred: !!(document.starred && document.starred.length),
     revision: document.revisionCount,
-    collectionId: document.atlasId,
+    collectionId: document.collectionId,
     collaboratorCount: undefined,
     collection: undefined,
     views: undefined,
diff --git a/server/test/support.js b/server/test/support.js
index 7b1564e3..51f4dfac 100644
--- a/server/test/support.js
+++ b/server/test/support.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const seed = async () => {
 
   const document = await Document.create({
     parentDocumentId: null,
-    atlasId: collection.id,
+    collectionId: collection.id,
     teamId: team.id,
     userId: collection.creatorId,
     lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,