diff --git a/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml b/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
index bc544a4..9e2c8ea 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "0.2.13", features = ["sync"] }
+uuid = { version ="0.8.1", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
index 06023a6..9e78ffe 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -213,42 +213,30 @@ where
 
     /// Start the workers in the current arbiter
     pub fn start(self, queue_handle: QueueHandle) {
-        let processors = self.processors.clone();
-
-        self.queues.into_iter().fold(0, |acc, (key, count)| {
-            (0..count).for_each(|i| {
+        for (key, count) in self.queues.into_iter() {
+            for _ in 0..count {
                 local_worker(
-                    acc + i + 1000,
                     key.clone(),
-                    processors.cached(),
+                    self.processors.cached(),
                     queue_handle.inner.clone(),
                 );
-            });
-
-            acc + count
-        });
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Start the workers in the provided arbiter
     pub fn start_in_arbiter(self, arbiter: &Arbiter, queue_handle: QueueHandle) {
-        let processors = self.processors.clone();
-        self.queues.into_iter().fold(0, |acc, (key, count)| {
-            (0..count).for_each(|i| {
-                let processors = processors.clone();
-                let queue_handle = queue_handle.clone();
+        for (key, count) in self.queues.into_iter() {
+            for _ in 0..count {
                 let key = key.clone();
-                arbiter.exec_fn(move || {
-                    local_worker(
-                        acc + i + 1000,
-                        key.clone(),
-                        processors.cached(),
-                        queue_handle.inner.clone(),
-                    );
-                });
-            });
+                let processors = self.processors.clone();
+                let server = queue_handle.inner.clone();
 
-            acc + count
-        });
+                arbiter.exec_fn(move || {
+                    local_worker(key, processors.cached(), server);
+                });
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/storage.rs b/jobs-actix/src/storage.rs
index 0a1b0fc..8ee03f3 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/storage.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
 use background_jobs_core::{JobInfo, NewJobInfo, ReturnJobInfo, Stats, Storage};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub(crate) trait ActixStorage {
-    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<u64, Error>;
+    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<Uuid, Error>;
 
-    async fn request_job(&self, queue: &str, runner_id: u64) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Error>;
+    async fn request_job(&self, queue: &str, runner_id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Error>;
 
     async fn return_job(&self, ret: ReturnJobInfo) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ where
     S: Storage + Send + Sync,
     S::Error: Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<u64, Error> {
+    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<Uuid, Error> {
         Ok(self.0.new_job(job).await?)
     }
 
-    async fn request_job(&self, queue: &str, runner_id: u64) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Error> {
+    async fn request_job(&self, queue: &str, runner_id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Error> {
         Ok(self.0.request_job(queue, runner_id).await?)
     }
 
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
index f41053c..c0e5254 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ use crate::Server;
 use background_jobs_core::{CachedProcessorMap, JobInfo};
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait Worker {
     async fn process_job(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<(), JobInfo>;
 
-    fn id(&self) -> u64;
+    fn id(&self) -> Uuid;
 
     fn queue(&self) -> &str;
 }
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ pub trait Worker {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct LocalWorkerHandle {
     tx: Sender<JobInfo>,
-    id: u64,
+    id: Uuid,
     queue: String,
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ impl Worker for LocalWorkerHandle {
         }
     }
 
-    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+    fn id(&self) -> Uuid {
         self.id
     }
 
@@ -41,13 +42,14 @@ impl Worker for LocalWorkerHandle {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn local_worker<State>(
-    id: u64,
     queue: String,
     processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
     server: Server,
 ) where
     State: Clone + 'static,
 {
+    let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+
     let (tx, mut rx) = channel(16);
 
     let handle = LocalWorkerHandle {
diff --git a/jobs-core/Cargo.toml b/jobs-core/Cargo.toml
index 28c4454..7951cff 100644
--- a/jobs-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jobs-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ log = "0.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
+uuid = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/job_info.rs b/jobs-core/src/job_info.rs
index ef0b471..b55ad80 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/job_info.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/job_info.rs
@@ -2,30 +2,31 @@ use crate::{Backoff, JobResult, JobStatus, MaxRetries, ShouldStop};
 use chrono::{offset::Utc, DateTime, Duration};
 use log::trace;
 use serde_json::Value;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
 /// Information about the sate of an attempted job
 pub struct ReturnJobInfo {
-    pub(crate) id: u64,
+    pub(crate) id: Uuid,
     pub(crate) result: JobResult,
 }
 
 impl ReturnJobInfo {
-    pub(crate) fn fail(id: u64) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn fail(id: Uuid) -> Self {
         ReturnJobInfo {
             id,
             result: JobResult::Failure,
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn pass(id: u64) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn pass(id: Uuid) -> Self {
         ReturnJobInfo {
             id,
             result: JobResult::Success,
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn missing_processor(id: u64) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn missing_processor(id: Uuid) -> Self {
         ReturnJobInfo {
             id,
             result: JobResult::MissingProcessor,
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ impl NewJobInfo {
         self.next_queue.is_none()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn with_id(self, id: u64) -> JobInfo {
+    pub(crate) fn with_id(self, id: Uuid) -> JobInfo {
         JobInfo {
             id,
             processor: self.processor,
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ impl NewJobInfo {
 /// new_job method.
 pub struct JobInfo {
     /// ID of the job
-    id: u64,
+    id: Uuid,
 
     /// Name of the processor that should handle this job
     processor: String,
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ impl JobInfo {
     }
 
     /// The ID of this job
-    pub fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Uuid {
         self.id
     }
 
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/storage.rs b/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
index a78c4bc..36cb480 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+use crate::{JobInfo, NewJobInfo, ReturnJobInfo, Stats};
 use chrono::offset::Utc;
 use log::info;
 use std::error::Error;
-
-use crate::{JobInfo, NewJobInfo, ReturnJobInfo, Stats};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// Define a storage backend for jobs
 ///
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
     type Error: Error + Send + Sync;
 
     /// This method generates unique IDs for jobs
-    async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<u64, Self::Error>;
+    async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<Uuid, Self::Error>;
 
     /// This method should store the supplied job
     ///
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
     async fn save_job(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// This method should return the job with the given ID regardless of what state the job is in.
-    async fn fetch_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error>;
+    async fn fetch_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error>;
 
     /// This should fetch a job ready to be processed from the queue
     ///
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
 
     /// This method tells the storage mechanism to mark the given job as being in the provided
     /// queue
-    async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+    async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// This method tells the storage mechanism to mark a given job as running
-    async fn run_job(&self, id: u64, runner_id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+    async fn run_job(&self, id: Uuid, runner_id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// This method tells the storage mechanism to remove the job
     ///
     /// This happens when a job has been completed or has failed too many times
-    async fn delete_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+    async fn delete_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// This method returns the current statistics, or Stats::default() if none exists.
     async fn get_stats(&self) -> Result<Stats, Self::Error>;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
         F: Fn(Stats) -> Stats + Send + 'static;
 
     /// Generate a new job based on the provided NewJobInfo
-    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<u64, Self::Error> {
+    async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<Uuid, Self::Error> {
         let id = self.generate_id().await?;
 
         let job = job.with_id(id);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
     async fn request_job(
         &self,
         queue: &str,
-        runner_id: u64,
+        runner_id: Uuid,
     ) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error> {
         match self.fetch_job_from_queue(queue).await? {
             Some(mut job) => {
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
     use chrono::Utc;
     use futures::lock::Mutex;
     use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::Infallible, sync::Arc};
+    use uuid::Uuid;
 
     #[derive(Clone)]
     /// An In-Memory store for jobs
@@ -147,11 +148,10 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
 
     #[derive(Clone)]
     struct Inner {
-        count: u64,
-        jobs: HashMap<u64, JobInfo>,
-        queues: HashMap<u64, String>,
-        worker_ids: HashMap<u64, u64>,
-        worker_ids_inverse: HashMap<u64, u64>,
+        jobs: HashMap<Uuid, JobInfo>,
+        queues: HashMap<Uuid, String>,
+        worker_ids: HashMap<Uuid, Uuid>,
+        worker_ids_inverse: HashMap<Uuid, Uuid>,
         stats: Stats,
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
         pub fn new() -> Self {
             Storage {
                 inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Inner {
-                    count: 0,
                     jobs: HashMap::new(),
                     queues: HashMap::new(),
                     worker_ids: HashMap::new(),
@@ -175,11 +174,15 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
     impl super::Storage for Storage {
         type Error = Infallible;
 
-        async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<u64, Self::Error> {
-            let mut inner = self.inner.lock().await;
-            let id = inner.count;
-            inner.count = inner.count.wrapping_add(1);
-            Ok(id)
+        async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<Uuid, Self::Error> {
+            let uuid = loop {
+                let uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+                if !self.inner.lock().await.jobs.contains_key(&uuid) {
+                    break uuid;
+                }
+            };
+
+            Ok(uuid)
         }
 
         async fn save_job(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        async fn fetch_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error> {
+        async fn fetch_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error> {
             let j = self.inner.lock().await.jobs.get(&id).map(|j| j.clone());
 
             Ok(j)
@@ -221,12 +224,12 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
             Ok(j)
         }
 
-        async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
             self.inner.lock().await.queues.insert(id, queue.to_owned());
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        async fn run_job(&self, id: u64, worker_id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        async fn run_job(&self, id: Uuid, worker_id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
             let mut inner = self.inner.lock().await;
 
             inner.worker_ids.insert(id, worker_id);
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        async fn delete_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        async fn delete_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
             let mut inner = self.inner.lock().await;
             inner.jobs.remove(&id);
             inner.queues.remove(&id);
diff --git a/jobs-sled/Cargo.toml b/jobs-sled/Cargo.toml
index 1089985..25eaac9 100644
--- a/jobs-sled/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jobs-sled/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ background-jobs-core = { version = "0.7", path = "../jobs-core" }
 chrono = "0.4"
 sled-extensions = { version = "0.3.0-alpha.0", features = ["bincode", "cbor"], git = "https://git.asonix.dog/Aardwolf/sled-extensions" }
 thiserror = "1.0"
+uuid = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
diff --git a/jobs-sled/src/lib.rs b/jobs-sled/src/lib.rs
index db20f00..5c07f34 100644
--- a/jobs-sled/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-sled/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use actix_threadpool::{run, BlockingError};
 use background_jobs_core::{JobInfo, Stats, Storage};
 use chrono::offset::Utc;
 use sled_extensions::{bincode::Tree, cbor, Db, DbExt};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// The error produced by sled storage calls
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 /// The Sled-backed storage implementation
 pub struct SledStorage {
     jobinfo: cbor::Tree<JobInfo>,
-    running: Tree<u64>,
-    running_inverse: Tree<u64>,
+    running: Tree<Uuid>,
+    running_inverse: Tree<Uuid>,
     queue: Tree<String>,
     stats: Tree<Stats>,
-    lock: Tree<u64>,
+    lock: Tree<Uuid>,
     db: Db,
 }
 
@@ -49,10 +50,21 @@ pub struct SledStorage {
 impl Storage for SledStorage {
     type Error = Error;
 
-    async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<u64> {
+    async fn generate_id(&self) -> Result<Uuid> {
         let this = self.clone();
 
-        Ok(run(move || Ok(this.db.generate_id()?) as sled_extensions::Result<u64>).await?)
+        Ok(run(move || {
+            let uuid = loop {
+                let uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+
+                if !this.jobinfo.contains_key(job_key(uuid))? {
+                    break uuid;
+                }
+            };
+
+            Ok(uuid) as sled_extensions::Result<Uuid>
+        })
+        .await?)
     }
 
     async fn save_job(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<()> {
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ impl Storage for SledStorage {
         .await?)
     }
 
-    async fn fetch_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>> {
+    async fn fetch_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>> {
         let this = self.clone();
 
         Ok(run(move || this.jobinfo.get(job_key(id))).await?)
@@ -111,7 +123,7 @@ impl Storage for SledStorage {
         .await?)
     }
 
-    async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: u64) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn queue_job(&self, queue: &str, id: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
         let this = self.clone();
         let queue = queue.to_owned();
 
@@ -125,7 +137,7 @@ impl Storage for SledStorage {
         .await?)
     }
 
-    async fn run_job(&self, id: u64, runner_id: u64) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn run_job(&self, id: Uuid, runner_id: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
         let this = self.clone();
 
         Ok(run(move || {
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ impl Storage for SledStorage {
         .await?)
     }
 
-    async fn delete_job(&self, id: u64) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn delete_job(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
         let this = self.clone();
 
         Ok(run(move || {
@@ -204,7 +216,7 @@ impl SledStorage {
     where
         F: Fn() -> sled_extensions::Result<T>,
     {
-        let id = self.db.generate_id()?;
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
 
         let mut prev;
         while {
@@ -224,11 +236,11 @@ impl SledStorage {
     }
 }
 
-fn job_key(id: u64) -> String {
+fn job_key(id: Uuid) -> String {
     format!("job-{}", id)
 }
 
-fn runner_key(runner_id: u64) -> String {
+fn runner_key(runner_id: Uuid) -> String {
     format!("runner-{}", runner_id)
 }