diff --git a/dspace_statistics_api/indexer.py b/dspace_statistics_api/indexer.py
index f9628e9..40b0506 100644
--- a/dspace_statistics_api/indexer.py
+++ b/dspace_statistics_api/indexer.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ with DatabaseManager() as db:
         # create table to store item views and downloads
         cursor.execute(
             """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS items
-                  (id INT PRIMARY KEY, views INT DEFAULT 0, downloads INT DEFAULT 0)"""
+                  (id UUID PRIMARY KEY, views INT DEFAULT 0, downloads INT DEFAULT 0)"""
         )
 
     # commit the table creation before closing the database connection