diff --git a/server/api/collections.js b/server/api/collections.js
index d5a139f34..99f2394f5 100644
--- a/server/api/collections.js
+++ b/server/api/collections.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ router.post("collections.create", auth(), async (ctx) => {
     icon,
     color,
     teamId: user.teamId,
-    creatorId: user.id,
+    createdById: user.id,
     private: isPrivate,
     sort,
   });
diff --git a/server/api/collections.test.js b/server/api/collections.test.js
index a0b26e119..d713fa686 100644
--- a/server/api/collections.test.js
+++ b/server/api/collections.test.js
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ describe("#collections.delete", () => {
     // to ensure it isn't the last collection
     await buildCollection({
       teamId: user.teamId,
-      creatorId: user.id,
+      createdById: user.id,
     });
 
     const res = await server.post("/api/collections.delete", {
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ describe("#collections.delete", () => {
     // to ensure it isn't the last collection
     await buildCollection({
       teamId: user.teamId,
-      creatorId: user.id,
+      createdById: user.id,
     });
 
     // archived document should not be deleted
diff --git a/server/commands/documentMover.test.js b/server/commands/documentMover.test.js
index bee447d67..a006a5b49 100644
--- a/server/commands/documentMover.test.js
+++ b/server/commands/documentMover.test.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("documentMover", () => {
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
       title: "Child document",
       text: "content",
     });
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe("documentMover", () => {
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
       title: "Child document",
       text: "content",
     });
diff --git a/server/migrations/20210110143902-collection-rename-creator-id.js b/server/migrations/20210110143902-collection-rename-creator-id.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..762f51847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/20210110143902-collection-rename-creator-id.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    return queryInterface.renameColumn(
+      "collections",
+      "creatorId",
+      "createdById"
+    );
+  },
+
+  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    return queryInterface.renameColumn(
+      "collections",
+      "createdById",
+      "creatorId"
+    );
+  },
+};
diff --git a/server/models/Collection.js b/server/models/Collection.js
index c14b361e0..f72a67fcd 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.js
+++ b/server/models/Collection.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Collection.associate = (models) => {
   });
   Collection.belongsTo(models.User, {
     as: "user",
-    foreignKey: "creatorId",
+    foreignKey: "createdById",
   });
   Collection.belongsTo(models.Team, {
     as: "team",
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ Collection.addHook("afterCreate", (model: Collection, options) => {
     return CollectionUser.findOrCreate({
       where: {
         collectionId: model.id,
-        userId: model.creatorId,
+        userId: model.createdById,
       },
       defaults: {
         permission: "read_write",
-        createdById: model.creatorId,
+        createdById: model.createdById,
       },
       transaction: options.transaction,
     });
diff --git a/server/models/Collection.test.js b/server/models/Collection.test.js
index 17e866359..c217e83e9 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.test.js
+++ b/server/models/Collection.test.js
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ describe("#updateDocument", () => {
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
-      lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
-      createdById: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
+      lastModifiedById: collection.createdById,
+      createdById: collection.createdById,
       title: "Child document",
       text: "content",
     });
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ describe("#removeDocument", () => {
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
-      lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
-      createdById: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
+      lastModifiedById: collection.createdById,
+      createdById: collection.createdById,
       title: "Child document",
       text: "content",
     });
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ describe("#removeDocument", () => {
       parentDocumentId: document.id,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
-      lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
-      createdById: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
+      lastModifiedById: collection.createdById,
+      createdById: collection.createdById,
       publishedAt: new Date(),
       title: "Child document",
       text: "content",
diff --git a/server/models/Team.js b/server/models/Team.js
index 2e86971ae..4faf6d5c3 100644
--- a/server/models/Team.js
+++ b/server/models/Team.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Team.prototype.provisionFirstCollection = async function (userId) {
     description:
       "This collection is a quick guide to what Outline is all about. Feel free to delete this collection once your team is up to speed with the basics!",
     teamId: this.id,
-    creatorId: userId,
+    createdById: userId,
     sort: Collection.DEFAULT_SORT,
   });
 
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ Team.prototype.provisionFirstCollection = async function (userId) {
       parentDocumentId: null,
       collectionId: collection.id,
       teamId: collection.teamId,
-      userId: collection.creatorId,
-      lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
-      createdById: collection.creatorId,
+      userId: collection.createdById,
+      lastModifiedById: collection.createdById,
+      createdById: collection.createdById,
       title,
       text,
     });
diff --git a/server/policies/collection.js b/server/policies/collection.js
index e0fc7c1dc..37abacacd 100644
--- a/server/policies/collection.js
+++ b/server/policies/collection.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ allow(User, "delete", Collection, (user, collection) => {
   }
 
   if (user.isAdmin) return true;
-  if (user.id === collection.creatorId) return true;
+  if (user.id === collection.createdById) return true;
 
   throw new AdminRequiredError();
 });
diff --git a/server/test/factories.js b/server/test/factories.js
index 01c4c8c15..02ff43696 100644
--- a/server/test/factories.js
+++ b/server/test/factories.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export async function buildCollection(overrides: Object = {}) {
   return Collection.create({
     name: `Test Collection ${count}`,
     description: "Test collection description",
-    creatorId: overrides.userId,
+    createdById: overrides.userId,
     ...overrides,
   });
 }
diff --git a/server/test/support.js b/server/test/support.js
index 64be6bd51..4fd1125ca 100644
--- a/server/test/support.js
+++ b/server/test/support.js
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ const seed = async () => {
     name: "Collection",
     urlId: "collection",
     teamId: team.id,
-    creatorId: user.id,
+    createdById: user.id,
   });
 
   const document = await Document.create({
     parentDocumentId: null,
     collectionId: collection.id,
     teamId: team.id,
-    userId: collection.creatorId,
-    lastModifiedById: collection.creatorId,
-    createdById: collection.creatorId,
+    userId: collection.createdById,
+    lastModifiedById: collection.createdById,
+    createdById: collection.createdById,
     title: "First ever document",
     text: "# Much test support",
   });