diff --git a/src/Database/Document.php b/src/Database/Document.php
index f605f615f..9d41f171b 100644
--- a/src/Database/Document.php
+++ b/src/Database/Document.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use ArrayObject;
 use Utopia\Database\Exception as DatabaseException;
+use Utopia\Database\Exception\Structure as StructureException;
 
 /**
  * @extends ArrayObject<string, mixed>
@@ -26,8 +27,12 @@ class Document extends ArrayObject
      */
     public function __construct(array $input = [])
     {
+        if (isset($input['$id']) && !\is_string($input['$id'])) {
+            throw new StructureException('$id must be of type string');
+        }
+
         if (isset($input['$permissions']) && !is_array($input['$permissions'])) {
-            throw new DatabaseException('$permissions must be of type array');
+            throw new StructureException('$permissions must be of type array');
         }
 
         foreach ($input as $key => &$value) {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Base.php b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Base.php
index e100ee69e..467410cc3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Base.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Base.php
@@ -3122,6 +3122,14 @@ public function testFind(): array
         $this->assertEquals(true, static::getDatabase()->createAttribute('movies', 'with-dash', Database::VAR_STRING, 128, true));
         $this->assertEquals(true, static::getDatabase()->createAttribute('movies', 'nullable', Database::VAR_STRING, 128, false));
 
+        try {
+            static::getDatabase()->createDocument('movies', new Document(['$id' => ['id_as_array']]));
+            $this->fail('Failed to throw exception');
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('$id must be of type string', $e->getMessage());
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(StructureException::class, $e);
+        }
+
         $document = static::getDatabase()->createDocument('movies', new Document([
             '$id' => ID::custom('frozen'),
             '$permissions' => [