diff --git a/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py b/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
index e35aa1991..33f8db18e 100644
--- a/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
+++ b/rbac/migration_tool/migrate.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from management.role.model import BindingMapping, Role, V2Role
-from management.workspace.model import Workspace
 from migration_tool.models import V1group, V2rolebinding
 from migration_tool.sharedSystemRolesReplicatedRoleBindings import v1_role_to_v2_mapping
 from migration_tool.utils import create_relationship, output_relationships
@@ -95,16 +94,16 @@ def migrate_role(role: Role, write_db: bool, root_workspace: str, default_worksp
 
 def migrate_workspace(tenant: Tenant, write_db: bool):
     """Migrate a workspace from v1 to v2."""
-    root_workspace = Workspace.objects.create(name="root", description="Root workspace", tenant=tenant)
+    root_workspace = f"root-workspace-{tenant.org_id}"
     # Org id represents the default workspace for now
     relationships = [
-        create_relationship("workspace", tenant.org_id, "workspace", str(root_workspace.uuid), "parent"),
-        create_relationship("workspace", str(root_workspace.uuid), "tenant", tenant.org_id, "parent"),
+        create_relationship("workspace", tenant.org_id, "workspace", root_workspace, "parent"),
+        create_relationship("workspace", root_workspace, "tenant", tenant.org_id, "parent"),
     ]
     # Include realm for tenant
     relationships.append(create_relationship("tenant", str(tenant.org_id), "realm", settings.ENV_NAME, "realm"))
     output_relationships(relationships, write_db)
-    return str(root_workspace.uuid), tenant.org_id
+    return root_workspace, tenant.org_id
 
 
 def migrate_users(tenant: Tenant, write_db: bool):
diff --git a/tests/migration_tool/tests_migrate.py b/tests/migration_tool/tests_migrate.py
index cc45e36e6..fae745078 100644
--- a/tests/migration_tool/tests_migrate.py
+++ b/tests/migration_tool/tests_migrate.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_migration_of_data(self, logger_mock):
         self.assertEqual(BindingMapping.objects.count(), 3)
 
         org_id = self.tenant.org_id
-        root_workspace = Workspace.objects.get(name="root", tenant=self.tenant)
+        root_workspace_id = f"root-workspace-{self.tenant.org_id}"
         v2_role_a2 = self.role_a2.v2role_set.first()
         rolebinding_a2 = self.role_a2.bindingmapping_set.first()
 
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def test_migration_of_data(self, logger_mock):
             # Org relationships of self.tenant
             # the other org is not included since it is not specified in the orgs parameter
             ## Workspaces root and default
-            call(f"workspace:{org_id}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace.uuid}"),
-            call(f"workspace:{root_workspace.uuid}#parent@tenant:{org_id}"),
+            call(f"workspace:{org_id}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace_id}"),
+            call(f"workspace:{root_workspace_id}#parent@tenant:{org_id}"),
             ## Realm
             call(f"tenant:{org_id}#realm@realm:stage"),
             ## Users to tenant
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ def test_migration_of_data(self, logger_mock):
             call(f"role_binding:{rolebinding_a2.id}#granted@role:{v2_role_a2.id}"),
             call(f"role:{v2_role_a2.id}#inventory_hosts_write@user:*"),
             call(f"role_binding:{rolebinding_a2.id}#subject@group:{self.group_a2.uuid}"),
-            call(f"workspace:{self.aws_account_id_1}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace.uuid}"),
+            call(f"workspace:{self.aws_account_id_1}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace_id}"),
             call(f"workspace:{self.aws_account_id_1}#user_grant@role_binding:{rolebinding_a2.id}"),
             ## Role binding to role_a3
             call(f"role_binding:{rolebinding_a31.id}#granted@role:{v2_role_a31.id}"),
             call(f"role:{v2_role_a31.id}#inventory_hosts_write@user:*"),
-            call(f"workspace:{workspace_1}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace.uuid}"),
+            call(f"workspace:{workspace_1}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace_id}"),
             call(f"workspace:{workspace_1}#user_grant@role_binding:{rolebinding_a31.id}"),
             call(f"role_binding:{rolebinding_a32.id}#granted@role:{v2_role_a32.id}"),
             call(f"role:{v2_role_a32.id}#inventory_hosts_write@user:*"),
-            call(f"workspace:{workspace_2}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace.uuid}"),
+            call(f"workspace:{workspace_2}#parent@workspace:{root_workspace_id}"),
             call(f"workspace:{workspace_2}#user_grant@role_binding:{rolebinding_a32.id}"),
         ]
         logger_mock.info.assert_has_calls(tuples, any_order=True)