diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
index 723b2af77..2e144ce28 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import * as O from "fp-ts/Option"
 import * as RA from "fp-ts/ReadonlyArray"
 import * as A from "fp-ts/Array"
 import { translateToNewRESTCollection, HoppCollection } from "@hoppscotch/data"
-import { isPlainObject as _isPlainObject } from "lodash-es"
 
 import { IMPORTER_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT } from "."
 import { safeParseJSON } from "~/helpers/functional/json"
 import { translateToNewGQLCollection } from "@hoppscotch/data"
+import { entityReference } from "verzod"
+import { z } from "zod"
 
 export const hoppRESTImporter = (content: string[]) =>
   pipe(
@@ -26,26 +27,14 @@ export const hoppRESTImporter = (content: string[]) =>
     TE.fromOption(() => IMPORTER_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT)
   )
 
-/**
- * checks if a value is a plain object
- */
-const isPlainObject = (value: any): value is object => _isPlainObject(value)
-
-/**
- * checks if a collection matches the schema for a hoppscotch collection.
- * here 2 is the latest version of the schema.
- */
-const isValidCollection = (collection: unknown): collection is HoppCollection =>
-  isPlainObject(collection) && "v" in collection && collection.v === 2
-
 /**
  * checks if a collection is a valid hoppscotch collection.
  * else translate it into one.
  */
 const validateCollection = (collection: unknown) => {
-  if (isValidCollection(collection)) {
-    return O.some(collection)
-  }
+  const result = entityReference(HoppCollection).safeParse(collection)
+  if (result.success) return O.some(result.data)
+
   return O.some(translateToNewRESTCollection(collection))
 }
 
@@ -75,8 +64,9 @@ export const hoppGQLImporter = (content: string) =>
  * @returns the collection if it is valid, else a translated version of the collection
  */
 export const validateGQLCollection = (collection: unknown) => {
-  if (isValidCollection(collection)) {
-    return O.some(collection)
-  }
+  const result = z.array(entityReference(HoppCollection)).safeParse(collection)
+
+  if (result.success) return O.some(result.data)
+
   return O.some(translateToNewGQLCollection(collection))
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/collection/index.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/collection/index.ts
index ee01b7098..47e5180c1 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/collection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/collection/index.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ export function makeCollection(x: Omit<HoppCollection, "v">): HoppCollection {
  * @returns The proper new collection format
  */
 export function translateToNewRESTCollection(x: any): HoppCollection {
-  if (x.v && x.v === CollectionSchemaVersion) return x
-
   // Legacy
   const name = x.name ?? "Untitled"
   const folders = (x.folders ?? []).map(translateToNewRESTCollection)
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@ export function translateToNewRESTCollection(x: any): HoppCollection {
  * @returns The proper new collection format
  */
 export function translateToNewGQLCollection(x: any): HoppCollection {
-  if (x.v && x.v === CollectionSchemaVersion) return x
-
   // Legacy
   const name = x.name ?? "Untitled"
   const folders = (x.folders ?? []).map(translateToNewGQLCollection)
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/rest/v/2.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/rest/v/2.ts
index 6c257e2ca..894a37271 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/rest/v/2.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-data/src/rest/v/2.ts
@@ -18,22 +18,8 @@ export const HoppRESTRequestVariables = z.array(
 
 export type HoppRESTRequestVariables = z.infer<typeof HoppRESTRequestVariables>
 
-const V2_SCHEMA = z.object({
+const V2_SCHEMA = V1_SCHEMA.extend({
   v: z.literal("2"),
-  id: z.optional(z.string()), // Firebase Firestore ID
-
-  name: z.string(),
-  method: z.string(),
-  endpoint: z.string(),
-  params: HoppRESTParams,
-  headers: HoppRESTHeaders,
-  preRequestScript: z.string().catch(""),
-  testScript: z.string().catch(""),
-
-  auth: HoppRESTAuth,
-
-  body: HoppRESTReqBody,
-
   requestVariables: HoppRESTRequestVariables,
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.platform.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.platform.ts
index f4600e91a..38b3854e5 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.platform.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.platform.ts
@@ -125,20 +125,34 @@ function exportedCollectionToHoppCollection(
         if (requestParsedResult.type === "ok") {
           return requestParsedResult.value
         } else {
+          const {
+            v,
+            id,
+            auth,
+            body,
+            endpoint,
+            headers,
+            method,
+            name,
+            params,
+            preRequestScript,
+            testScript,
+            requestVariables,
+          } = request
           return {
-            id: request.id,
-            v: "2",
-            auth: request.auth,
-            body: request.body,
-            endpoint: request.endpoint,
-            headers: request.headers,
-            method: request.method,
-            name: request.name,
-            params: request.params,
-            preRequestScript: request.preRequestScript,
-            testScript: request.testScript,
-            requestVariables: [],
-          } as HoppRESTRequest
+            v,
+            id,
+            name,
+            endpoint,
+            method,
+            params,
+            requestVariables: requestVariables,
+            auth,
+            headers,
+            body,
+            preRequestScript,
+            testScript,
+          }
         }
       }),
       auth: data.auth,