diff --git a/tools/scripts/seed/certified-user-data.js b/tools/scripts/seed/certified-user-data.js
index fda10137acf..4c02d8e5e47 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/seed/certified-user-data.js
+++ b/tools/scripts/seed/certified-user-data.js
@@ -4729,5 +4729,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   isDonating: false,
   emailAuthLinkTTL: null,
-  emailVerifyTTL: null
+  emailVerifyTTL: null,
+  externalId: ''
 };
diff --git a/tools/scripts/seed/seed-demo-user.js b/tools/scripts/seed/seed-demo-user.js
index 56f4b76c8f0..144ed1bf817 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/seed/seed-demo-user.js
+++ b/tools/scripts/seed/seed-demo-user.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ const demoUser = {
   isDonating: envVariables.includes('--donor'),
   emailAuthLinkTTL: null,
   emailVerifyTTL: null,
-  keyboardShortcuts: true
+  keyboardShortcuts: true,
+  externalId: ''
 };
 
 const blankUser = {
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ const blankUser = {
   },
   isDonating: false,
   emailAuthLinkTTL: null,
-  emailVerifyTTL: null
+  emailVerifyTTL: null,
+  externalId: ''
 };
 
 MongoClient.connect(MONGOHQ_URL, { useNewUrlParser: true }, (err, client) => {