diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/createCollection.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/createCollection.ts
index 43f8604413..56fe09a0de 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/createCollection.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/createCollection.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { createMetabaseClient } from "../shared/client.js";
-import type { MetabaseCollectionParams, NewCollectionParams } from "./types.js";
-
-const client = createMetabaseClient();
+import type { MetabaseCollectionParams } from "./types.js";
+import { $metabase } from "../shared/client.js";
 
 export async function createCollection(
   params: MetabaseCollectionParams,
 ): Promise<number> {
-  const response = await client.post(`/api/collection/`, params);
+  const response = await $metabase.post(`/api/collection/`, params);
   return response.data.id;
 }
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/getCollection.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/getCollection.ts
index f1566f37f1..587fb8bf0f 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/getCollection.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/getCollection.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { createMetabaseClient } from "../shared/client.js";
 import type { GetCollectionResponse } from "./types.js";
 import { $metabase } from "../shared/client.js";
 
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/service.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/service.ts
index 80cde51b03..a52044c858 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/service.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/analytics/metabase/collection/service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { updateMetabaseId } from "./updateMetabaseId.js";
-import type { NewCollectionParams, MetabaseCollectionParams } from "./types.js";
+import type { NewCollectionParams } from "./types.js";
 import { getTeamIdAndMetabaseId } from "./getTeamIdAndMetabaseId.js";
 import { createCollection } from "./createCollection.js";
 
@@ -10,27 +10,23 @@ import { createCollection } from "./createCollection.js";
  * @params `slug` is required, but `description` and `parent_id` are optional.
  * @returns `response.data`, so use dot notation to access `id` or `parent_id`.
  */
-export async function createTeamCollection(
-  params: NewCollectionParams,
-): Promise<number> {
+export async function createTeamCollection({
+  slug,
+  parentId,
+  description,
+}: NewCollectionParams): Promise<number> {
   try {
-    const {
-      metabaseId,
-      name,
-      id: teamId,
-    } = await getTeamIdAndMetabaseId(params.slug);
+    const { metabaseId, name, id: teamId } = await getTeamIdAndMetabaseId(slug);
 
     if (metabaseId) {
       return metabaseId;
     }
 
-    const { slug, ...rest } = params;
-    const metabaseParams = {
+    const newMetabaseId = await createCollection({
       name,
-      ...rest,
-    } as const;
-
-    const newMetabaseId = await createCollection(metabaseParams);
+      parentId,
+      description,
+    });
 
     await updateMetabaseId(teamId, newMetabaseId);
     return newMetabaseId;