diff --git a/backend/fixtures/applications.json b/backend/fixtures/applications.json
index 7f107445..a1ddb07d 100644
--- a/backend/fixtures/applications.json
+++ b/backend/fixtures/applications.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 		"name": "Bolle Bollesen",
 		"phone_number": "+6969696969",
 		"email": "bolle@bolle.no",
-		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Sprint og Blits",
-		"committees": ["6", "44"],
+		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Sprint",
+		"committees": [6],
 		"submitted_date": "2022-02-26T16:49:27.005Z"
 	},
 	{
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 		"phone_number": "+420420420",
 		"email": "Navn@Navnesen.no",
 		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Event",
-		"committees": ["74"],
+		"committees": [74],
 		"submitted_date": "2022-02-23T16:49:27.005Z"
 	},
 	{
 		"name": "Cris P Bacon",
 		"phone_number": "+123456789",
 		"email": "Bacon@IsGoodForMe.no",
-		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Event og Blits",
-		"committees": ["74", "44"],
+		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Blits",
+		"committees": [44],
 		"submitted_date": "2022-02-19T16:49:27.005Z"
 	},
 	{
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		"phone_number": "+987654321",
 		"email": "Olle@Bolle.no",
 		"text": "Jeg forsøker å søke til Event, Blits og Sprint",
-		"committees": ["74", "44", "6"],
+		"committees": [74, 44, 6],
 		"submitted_date": "2022-02-22T16:49:27.005Z"
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/backend/models/Application.ts b/backend/models/Application.ts
index 7c5014a7..fee9aa7b 100644
--- a/backend/models/Application.ts
+++ b/backend/models/Application.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface ApplicationI {
 	email: string
 	text: string
 	submitted_date: Date
-	committees: [{ type: mongoose.Schema.Types.Number; ref: 'Committee' }]
+	committees: number[]
 }
 
 const ApplicationModel = mongoose.model<ApplicationI>(
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const ApplicationModel = mongoose.model<ApplicationI>(
 			committees: {
 				type: [
 					{
-						type: mongoose.Schema.Types.Number,
+						type: Number,
 						ref: 'Committee',
 						required: true,
 					},
diff --git a/backend/models/Committee.ts b/backend/models/Committee.ts
index 741c6b7d..acc992ec 100644
--- a/backend/models/Committee.ts
+++ b/backend/models/Committee.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
-import mongoose, { ObjectId } from 'mongoose'
+import mongoose from 'mongoose'
 
 interface CommitteeI {
-	_id: ObjectId
+	_id: Number
 	name: string
 	slug: string
 }
 
 const CommitteeModel = mongoose.model<CommitteeI>(
 	'Committee',
-	new mongoose.Schema<CommitteeI>(
-		{
-			_id: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.Number, required: true },
-			name: { type: String, required: true },
-			slug: { type: String, required: true },
-		},
-		{ _id: false }
-	)
+	new mongoose.Schema<CommitteeI>({
+		_id: { type: Number, required: true },
+		name: { type: String, required: true },
+		slug: { type: String, required: true },
+	})
 )
 
 export { CommitteeModel }