diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntity.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntity.java
index 2cd796432..417b7b98f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntity.java
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ public class DefendantAccountEntity {
     @Column(name = "originator_name", length = 100)
     private String originatorName;
 
-    @Column(name = "originator_reference", length = 40)
-    private String originatorReference;
+    @Column(name = "originator_id", length = 40)
+    private String originatorId;
 
     @Column(name = "originator_type", length = 10)
     private String originatorType;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V20240820_233__modify_defendant_accounts.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V20240820_233__modify_defendant_accounts.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9055c665a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V20240820_233__modify_defendant_accounts.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+*
+* OPAL Program
+*
+* MODULE      : modify_defendant_accounts.sql
+*
+* DESCRIPTION : Modified DEFENDANT_ACCOUNTS table to add originator_id column and drop originator_reference column.
+*
+* VERSION HISTORY:
+*
+* Date          Author       Version     Nature of Change 
+* ----------    --------     --------    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* 20/08/2024    A Dennis     1.0         PO-641 Modified DEFENDANT_ACCOUNTS table to add originator_id column and drop originator_reference column.
+*
+**/     
+
+ALTER TABLE defendant_accounts
+DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS originator_reference;
+
+ALTER TABLE defendant_accounts
+ADD COLUMN originator_id        varchar(40);
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN defendant_accounts.originator_id IS 'ID of the Originator';
diff --git a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntityTest.java b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntityTest.java
index de2918954..795e16b98 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntityTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/entity/DefendantAccountEntityTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void testGettersAndSetters() {
         defendantAccount.setLastEnforcement("123456");
         defendantAccount.setLastChangedDate(now);
         defendantAccount.setOriginatorName("name");
-        defendantAccount.setOriginatorReference("reference");
+        defendantAccount.setOriginatorId("reference");
         defendantAccount.setOriginatorType("type");
         defendantAccount.setAllowWriteoffs(true);
         defendantAccount.setAllowCheques(true);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void testGettersAndSetters() {
         assertEquals("123456", defendantAccount.getLastEnforcement());
         assertEquals(now, defendantAccount.getLastChangedDate());
         assertEquals("name", defendantAccount.getOriginatorName());
-        assertEquals("reference", defendantAccount.getOriginatorReference());
+        assertEquals("reference", defendantAccount.getOriginatorId());
         assertEquals("type", defendantAccount.getOriginatorType());
         assertTrue(defendantAccount.isAllowWriteoffs());
         assertTrue(defendantAccount.isAllowCheques());