diff --git a/packages/create/template/src/index.ts b/packages/create/template/src/index.ts
index 8df7c28..435ac1b 100644
--- a/packages/create/template/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create/template/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Dataspace, Ref, Sturdy, Reader, Schemas, Embedded } from "@syndicate-lang/core";
+import { Dataspace, Ref, Sturdy, Reader, Schemas, Embedded, randomId } from "@syndicate-lang/core";
 import html from "@syndicate-lang/html";
 import wsRelay from "@syndicate-lang/ws-relay";
 import { ExampleDefinition } from './gen/example';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function bootApp(ds: Ref) {
             const serverCap = Sturdy.asSturdyRef(new Reader<Ref>(
                 '<ref "syndicate" [] #[pkgN9TBmEd3Q04grVG4Zdw==]>').next());
 
-            const this_instance = crypto.randomUUID();
+            const this_instance = randomId(16);
 
             during wsRelay.Resolved({
                 "addr": wsRelay.RelayAddress(Schemas.transportAddress.WebSocket(