diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index 9d746fd5a61..8b80c927808 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ export class Database {
    */
   mongodbObjectId(): string {
     // strip the "0x" from the hexadecimal output
-    return this.faker.datatype.hexaDecimal(24).replace('0x', '').toLowerCase();
+    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal(24).replace('0x', '').toLowerCase();
   }
 }