diff --git a/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/query.py b/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/query.py
index 69f7bb2..ffde1cf 100644
--- a/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/query.py
+++ b/planetmint/backend/localmongodb/query.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def get_assets(conn, asset_ids):
     return conn.run(
         conn.collection('assets')
         .find({'id': {'$in': asset_ids}},
-              projection={'_id': False}))
+              projection={'_id': False, 'id': False}))
 
 
 @register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)