diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/java/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/Utils.java b/jicofo/src/main/java/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/Utils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 34a931bcc0..0000000000
--- a/jicofo/src/main/java/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/Utils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright @ 2018-Present 8x8, Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.jitsi.jicofo.jibri;
-
-import java.util.*;
-
-/**
- * @author bbaldino
- */
-class Utils
-{
-    /**
-     * Generated a session id of the given length
-     * @param length the desired length, in characters, for the session ID
-     * @return the generated session ID
-     */
-    static String generateSessionId(int length)
-    {
-        int leftLimit = 97; // letter 'a'
-        int rightLimit = 122; // letter 'z'
-        Random random = new Random();
-        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(length);
-        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            int randomLimitedInt = leftLimit + (int)
-                    (random.nextFloat() * (rightLimit - leftLimit + 1));
-            buffer.append((char) randomLimitedInt);
-        }
-        return buffer.toString();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/BaseJibri.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/BaseJibri.kt
index 5f16d75f35..434c7c68d1 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/BaseJibri.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/BaseJibri.kt
@@ -198,15 +198,6 @@ abstract class BaseJibri internal constructor(
             else -> StanzaError.getBuilder(StanzaError.Condition.not_allowed).build()
         }
     }
-
-    protected fun generateSessionId(): String = Utils.generateSessionId(SESSION_ID_LENGTH)
-
-    companion object {
-        /**
-         * The length of the session id field we generate to uniquely identify a Jibri session.
-         */
-        const val SESSION_ID_LENGTH = 16
-    }
 }
 
 typealias JibriRequest = IqRequest<JibriIq>
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriRecorder.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriRecorder.kt
index 81f54ff58f..e58caabfc1 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriRecorder.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriRecorder.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.jibri.RecordingStatus
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.util.XmlStringBuilderUtil.Companion.toStringOpt
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.IQ
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.StanzaError
+import java.util.*
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.util.ErrorResponse.create as error
 
 /**
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class JibriRecorder(
             // Stream ID should not be provided with requests to record to a file.
             error(iq, StanzaError.Condition.bad_request, "Stream ID is provided for a FILE recording.")
         } else {
-            val sessionId = generateSessionId()
+            val sessionId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
             try {
                 val jibriSession = JibriSession(
                     this,
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriSipGateway.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriSipGateway.kt
index b013294919..6d98c621c2 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriSipGateway.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jibri/JibriSipGateway.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.jibri.SipCallState
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.util.XmlStringBuilderUtil.Companion.toStringOpt
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.IQ
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.StanzaError
+import java.util.UUID
 import kotlin.collections.HashMap
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.util.ErrorResponse.create as error
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class JibriSipGateway(
         get() = ArrayList(sipSessions.values)
 
     override fun handleStartRequest(iq: JibriIq): IQ = if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(iq.sipAddress)) {
-        val sessionId = generateSessionId()
+        val sessionId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
         val jibriSession = JibriSession(
             this,
             conference.roomName,