diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index b79ca0e581..c4b49d1f74 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const ClientDb = require("../../db/clientDb")
 const { getPackageForBuilder } = require("../../utilities/builder")
-const uuid = require("uuid")
+const newid = require("../../db/newid")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 
 exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ClientDb.name(env.CLIENT_ID))
 
   const newApplication = {
-    _id: uuid.v4().replace(/-/g, ""),
+    _id: newid(),
     type: "app",
     instances: [],
     userInstanceMap: {},
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
index dcfc1ba2dc..ba03c6c352 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const client = require("../../db/clientDb")
-const uuid = require("uuid")
+const newid = require("../../db/newid")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 
 exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   const instanceName = ctx.request.body.name
-  const uid = uuid.v4().replace(/-/g, "")
-  const instanceId = `inst_${ctx.params.applicationId.substring(0, 7)}_${uid}`
+  const instanceId = `inst_${ctx.params.applicationId.substring(0, 7)}_${newid()}`
   const { applicationId } = ctx.params
   const clientId = env.CLIENT_ID
   const db = new CouchDB(instanceId)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
index 4a97cf97aa..a30026a645 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
-const uuid = require("uuid")
+const newid = require("../../db/newid")
 
 exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.instanceId)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   const newModel = {
     type: "model",
     ...ctx.request.body,
-    _id: uuid.v4().replace(/-/g, ""),
+    _id: newid(),
   }
 
   const result = await db.post(newModel)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
index b6b7fc62b3..2cd648b6c3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const Ajv = require("ajv")
-const uuid = require("uuid")
+const newid = require("../../db/newid")
 
 const ajv = new Ajv()
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   const record = ctx.request.body
 
   if (!record._rev && !record._id) {
-    record._id = uuid.v4().replace(/-/, "")
+    record._id = newid()
   }
 
   // validation with ajv
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/newid.js b/packages/server/src/db/newid.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6af467480d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/newid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const { v4 } = require("uuid")
+
+module.exports = function() {
+  return v4().replace(/-/g, "")
+}