diff --git a/src/Database/Database.php b/src/Database/Database.php
index b4fed64c9..8f66d0475 100644
--- a/src/Database/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database/Database.php
@@ -4515,7 +4515,8 @@ private function validateSelections(Document $collection, array $queries): array
         $keys = [];
         foreach ($collection->getAttribute('attributes', []) as $attribute) {
             if ($attribute['type'] !== self::VAR_RELATIONSHIP) {
-                $keys[] = $attribute['key'];
+                // Fallback to $id when key property is not present in metadata table for some tables such as Indexes or Attributes
+                $keys[] = $attribute['key'] ?? $attribute['$id'];
             }
         }