diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9c02c2f304..d2e2a9596f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3330,6 +3330,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "importer-models",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "media-models",
+ "nanoid",
  "providers",
  "regex",
  "reqwest 0.12.9",
@@ -3344,7 +3345,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "supporting-service",
  "tracing",
  "traits",
- "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/services/importer/Cargo.toml b/crates/services/importer/Cargo.toml
index acbcf9a24c..8b76dfbc8e 100644
--- a/crates/services/importer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/services/importer/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ flate2 = { workspace = true }
 importer-models = { path = "../../models/importer" }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 media-models = { path = "../../models/media" }
+nanoid = { workspace = true }
 providers = { path = "../../providers" }
 regex = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ specific-models = { path = "../../models/specific" }
 supporting-service = { path = "../supporting" }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 traits = { path = "../../traits" }
-uuid = { workspace = true }
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
 ignored = ["tracing"]
diff --git a/crates/services/importer/src/strong_app.rs b/crates/services/importer/src/strong_app.rs
index cabf5362cb..e8e3829d4a 100644
--- a/crates/services/importer/src/strong_app.rs
+++ b/crates/services/importer/src/strong_app.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ use fitness_models::{
 use importer_models::{ImportFailStep, ImportFailedItem};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use media_models::DeployStrongAppImportInput;
+use nanoid::nanoid;
 use rust_decimal::Decimal;
 use rust_decimal_macros::dec;
 use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, EntityTrait, QueryFilter};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use supporting_service::SupportingService;
-use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::utils;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub async fn import(
             } else if let Some(mem_ex) = unique_exercises.get(&entry.exercise_name) {
                 mem_ex.id.clone()
             } else {
-                let id = format!("{} [{}]", entry.exercise_name, Uuid::new_v4());
+                let id = format!("{} [{}]", entry.exercise_name, nanoid!(5));
                 unique_exercises.insert(
                     entry.exercise_name.clone(),
                     exercise::Model {