diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/attachments/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/attachments/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
index 160b92054..f2accd906 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v1/attachments/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/attachments/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-json.id attachment.uuid || attachment.uuid
+json.id attachment.uuid.blank? ? attachment.id : attachment.uuid
 json.title attachment.title
 json.description attachment.description
 json.filesize number_to_human_size(attachment.filesize)