diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/SelectCollection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/SelectCollection/index.js
index a96c770cf..787511287 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/SelectCollection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/SelectCollection/index.js
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ const SelectCollection = ({onClose, onSelect, title}) => {
         handleCancel={onClose}
       >
         <ul className="mb-2" >
-          {collections && collections.length && collections.map((c) => (
+          {(collections && collections.length) ? collections.map((c) => (
             <div className="collection" key={c.uid} onClick={() => onSelect(c.uid)}>
               <IconFiles size={18} strokeWidth={1.5}/> <span className="ml-2">{c.name}</span>
             </div>
-          ))}
+          )) : (
+            <div>No collections found</div>
+          )}
         </ul>
       </Modal>
     </StyledWrapper>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
index 1ad6865c5..73d43aa20 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import find from 'lodash/find';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import Collection from './Collection';
 import CreateOrAddCollection from './CreateOrAddCollection';
+import { findCollectionInWorkspace } from 'utils/workspaces';
 
 const Collections = ({searchText}) => {
   const { collections } = useSelector((state) => state.collections);
@@ -14,8 +15,7 @@ const Collections = ({searchText}) => {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const { collectionUids } = activeWorkspace;
-  const collectionToDisplay = filter(collections, (c) => collectionUids.includes(c.uid));
+  const collectionToDisplay = filter(collections, (c) => findCollectionInWorkspace(activeWorkspace, c.uid));
 
   if(!collectionToDisplay || !collectionToDisplay.length) {
     return <CreateOrAddCollection />;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index a495027bc..e4d62292c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
+import each from 'lodash/each';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions.js
index cf079b062..415e7ebbb 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import { workspaceSchema } from '@usebruno/schema';
+import { findCollectionInWorkspace } from 'utils/workspaces';
 import { getWorkspacesFromIdb, saveWorkspaceToIdb, deleteWorkspaceInIdb } from 'utils/idb/workspaces';
 import {
   loadWorkspaces,
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const seedWorkpace = () => {
   const workspace = {
     uid: uid,
     name: 'My workspace',
-    collectionUids: []
+    collections: []
   };
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export const addWorkspace = (workspaceName) => (dispatch) => {
   const newWorkspace = {
     uid: uuid(),
     name: workspaceName,
-    collectionUids: []
+    collections: []
   };
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -131,12 +132,16 @@ export const addCollectionToWorkspace = (workspaceUid, collectionUid) => (dispat
     }
 
     const workspaceCopy = cloneDeep(workspace);
-    if(workspaceCopy.collectionUids && workspace.collectionUids.length) {
-      if(!workspaceCopy.collectionUids.includes(collectionUid)) {
-        workspaceCopy.collectionUids.push(collectionUid);
+    if(workspaceCopy.collections && workspace.collections.length) {
+      if(!findCollectionInWorkspace(workspace, collectionUid)) {
+        workspaceCopy.collections.push([{
+          uid: collectionUid
+        }]);
       }
     } else {
-      workspaceCopy.collectionUids = [collectionUid];
+      workspaceCopy.collections = [{
+        uid: collectionUid
+      }];
     }
 
     workspaceSchema
@@ -167,8 +172,8 @@ export const removeCollectionFromWorkspace = (workspaceUid, collectionUid) => (d
     }
 
     const workspaceCopy = cloneDeep(workspace);
-    if(workspaceCopy.collectionUids && workspace.collectionUids.length) {
-      workspaceCopy.collectionUids = filter(workspaceCopy.collectionUids, (uid) => uid !== collectionUid);
+    if(workspaceCopy.collections && workspace.collections.length) {
+      workspaceCopy.collections = filter(workspaceCopy.collections, (c) => c.uid !== collectionUid);
     }
 
     saveWorkspaceToIdb(window.__idb, workspaceCopy)
@@ -184,5 +189,5 @@ export const removeCollectionFromWorkspace = (workspaceUid, collectionUid) => (d
 // TODO
 // Workspaces can have collection uids that no longer exist
 // or the user may have the collections access revoked (in teams)
-// This action will have to be called at the beginning to purge any zombi collectionUids in the workspaces
-export const removeZombieCollectionFromAllWorkspaces = (collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {};
\ No newline at end of file
+// This action will have to be called at the beginning to purge any zombi collection references in the workspaces
+export const removeZombieCollectionFromAllWorkspaces = (workspaceUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/index.js
index 4d15d2d9e..2bff97657 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import find from 'lodash/find';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
+import { findCollectionInWorkspace } from 'utils/workspaces';
 
 const initialState = {
   workspaces: [],
@@ -43,12 +44,16 @@ export const workspacesSlice = createSlice({
       const workspace = find(state.workspaces, (w) => w.uid === workspaceUid);
 
       if(workspace) {
-        if(workspace.collectionUids && workspace.collectionUids.length) {
-          if(!workspace.collectionUids.includes(collectionUid)) {
-            workspace.collectionUids.push(collectionUid);
+        if(workspace.collections && workspace.collections.length) {
+          if(!findCollectionInWorkspace(workspace, collectionUid)) {
+            workspace.collections.push([{
+              uid: collectionUid
+            }]);
           }
         } else {
-          workspace.collectionUids = [collectionUid];
+          workspace.collections = [{
+            uid: collectionUid
+          }];
         }
       }
     },
@@ -56,8 +61,8 @@ export const workspacesSlice = createSlice({
       const { workspaceUid, collectionUid } = action.payload;
       const workspace = find(state.workspaces, (w) => w.uid === workspaceUid);
 
-      if(workspace && workspace.collectionUids && workspace.collectionUids.length) {
-        workspace.collectionUids = filter(workspace.collectionUids, (uid) => uid !== collectionUid);
+      if(workspace && workspace.collections && workspace.collections.length) {
+        workspace.collections = filter(workspace.collections, (c) => c.uid !== collectionUid);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/workspaces/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/workspaces/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3690fb0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/workspaces/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import find from 'lodash/find';
+
+export const findCollectionInWorkspace = (workspace, collectionUid) => {
+  return find(workspace.collections, (c) => c.uid === collectionUid);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.js b/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.js
index 795ff6d70..cd289b87b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 const Yup = require('yup');
 const { uidSchema } = require("../common");
 
+const collectionsSchema = Yup.object({
+  uid: uidSchema,
+}).noUnknown(true).strict();
+
 const workspaceSchema = Yup.object({
   uid: uidSchema,
   name: Yup.string()
     .min(1, 'name must be atleast 1 characters')
     .max(50, 'name must be 50 characters or less')
     .required('name is required'),
-  collectionUids: Yup.array().of(uidSchema)
+  collections: Yup.array().of(collectionsSchema)
 }).noUnknown(true).strict();
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.spec.js b/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.spec.js
index fcd0b89aa..c2577c10f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema/src/workspaces/index.spec.js
@@ -83,4 +83,29 @@ describe('Workspace Schema Validation', () => {
       )
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('workspace schema must validate successfully with collections', async () => {
+    const workspace = {
+      uid: uuid(),
+      name: 'My workspace' ,
+      collections: [{uid: uuid()}]
+    };
+
+    const isValid = await workspaceSchema.validate(workspace);
+    expect(isValid).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('workspace schema throw an error when collections has an unknown property', async () => {
+    const workspace = {
+      uid: uuid(),
+      name: 'My workspace' ,
+      collections: [{uid: uuid(), foo: 'bar'}]
+    };
+
+    return Promise.all([
+      expect(workspaceSchema.validate(workspace)).rejects.toEqual(
+        validationErrorWithMessages('collections[0] field has unspecified keys: foo')
+      )
+    ]);
+  });
 });