diff --git a/kong/constants.lua b/kong/constants.lua
index ee5fb1534ac..7a05f24cf53 100644
--- a/kong/constants.lua
+++ b/kong/constants.lua
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ local constants = {
   PROTOCOLS = protocols,
   PROTOCOLS_WITH_SUBSYSTEM = protocols_with_subsystem,
 
+  DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID = "0dc6f45b-8f8d-40d2-a504-473544ee190b",
+
   DECLARATIVE_LOAD_KEY = "declarative_config:loaded",
   DECLARATIVE_HASH_KEY = "declarative_config:hash",
   DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY = "declarative_config:default_workspace",
diff --git a/kong/db/dao/workspaces.lua b/kong/db/dao/workspaces.lua
index a0a40c43e8e..1725d760d5c 100644
--- a/kong/db/dao/workspaces.lua
+++ b/kong/db/dao/workspaces.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local constants = require("kong.constants")
 local lmdb = require("resty.lmdb")
 
 
+local DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID = constants.DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID
 local DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY = constants.DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY
 
 
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ end
 function Workspaces:select_by_name(key, options)
   if kong.configuration.database == "off" and key == "default" then
     -- it should be a table, not a single string
-    local id = lmdb.get(DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY)
-    return id and { id = lmdb.get(DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY), } or nil
+    local id = lmdb.get(DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY) or DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID
+    return { id = lmdb.get(DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_KEY), }
   end
 
   return self.super.select_by_name(self, key, options)
diff --git a/kong/db/schema/others/declarative_config.lua b/kong/db/schema/others/declarative_config.lua
index 2310010c474..6d7c47e4d50 100644
--- a/kong/db/schema/others/declarative_config.lua
+++ b/kong/db/schema/others/declarative_config.lua
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ end
 
 
 local function insert_default_workspace_if_not_given(_, entities)
-  local default_workspace = find_default_ws(entities) or "0dc6f45b-8f8d-40d2-a504-473544ee190b"
+  local default_workspace = find_default_ws(entities) or constants.DECLARATIVE_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID
 
   if not entities.workspaces then
     entities.workspaces = {}