diff --git a/generators/app/templates/config.default.json b/generators/app/templates/config.default.json
index 3da30dbd..9f44029d 100644
--- a/generators/app/templates/config.default.json
+++ b/generators/app/templates/config.default.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "nedb": "../data/",<% } else if(database === 'sqlite'){ %>
   "sqlite": "../data/<%= databaseName %>.sqlite",<% } %>
   "public": "../public/"<% if (localAuth || authentication.length) { %>,
-  "auth": {
+  "auth": {<% if (database !== 'nedb' || database !== 'mongodb') { %>
+    "idField": "id",<% } %>
     "token": {
       "secret": "<%= secret %>"
     }<% if (localAuth) { %>,
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/config.production.json b/generators/app/templates/config.production.json
index d1decee2..2aa154e3 100644
--- a/generators/app/templates/config.production.json
+++ b/generators/app/templates/config.production.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "nedb": "NEDB_BASE_PATH",<% } else if(database === 'sqlite'){ %>
   "sqlite": "SQLITE_DB",<% } %>
   "public": "../public/"<% if (localAuth || authentication.length) { %>,
-  "auth": {
+  "auth": {<% if (database !== 'nedb' || database !== 'mongodb') { %>
+    "idField": "id",<% } %>
     "token": {
       "secret": "FEATHERS_AUTH_SECRET"
     }<% if (localAuth) { %>,