diff --git a/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py b/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
index e35aa1991..78cb6aa5a 100644
--- a/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
+++ b/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ def migrate_role(role: Role, write_db: bool, root_workspace: str, default_worksp
 
 def migrate_workspace(tenant: Tenant, write_db: bool):
     """Migrate a workspace from v1 to v2."""
-    root_workspace = Workspace.objects.create(name="root", description="Root workspace", tenant=tenant)
+    root_workspace = f"root-workspace-{tenant.org_id}"
     # Org id represents the default workspace for now
     relationships = [
-        create_relationship("workspace", tenant.org_id, "workspace", str(root_workspace.uuid), "parent"),
-        create_relationship("workspace", str(root_workspace.uuid), "tenant", tenant.org_id, "parent"),
+        create_relationship("workspace", tenant.org_id, "workspace", root_workspace, "parent"),
+        create_relationship("workspace", root_workspace, "tenant", tenant.org_id, "parent"),
     ]
     # Include realm for tenant
     relationships.append(create_relationship("tenant", str(tenant.org_id), "realm", settings.ENV_NAME, "realm"))
     output_relationships(relationships, write_db)
-    return str(root_workspace.uuid), tenant.org_id
+    return root_workspace, tenant.org_id
 
 
 def migrate_users(tenant: Tenant, write_db: bool):