diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetGet.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetGet.test.js
index 1997a6b1..333d8c5c 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetGet.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetGet.test.js
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ describe(`GET - Asset`, function () {
 
         it(`should return assets accessible to the requester, testing metadata query. (issue 1357)`, async function () {
           const assetWithMetadata = await utils.createTempAsset({
-            name: 'tempAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000),
+            name: 'tempAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(40),
             collectionId: reference.scrapCollection.collectionId,
             description: 'temp',
             ip: '1.1.1.1',
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ describe(`GET - Asset`, function () {
             .post(`/assets`)
             .set(`Authorization`, `Bearer ` + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              name: `assetNoChecklists` + Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000),
+              name: `assetNoChecklists` + utils.getUUIDSubString(40),
               collectionId: reference.testCollection.collectionId,
               description: `test`,
               ip: `1.1.1.1`,
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPost.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPost.test.js
index 2208fc07..2b11ee1a 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPost.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPost.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('POST - Asset', function () {
             .post('/assets?projection=statusStats&projection=stigs')
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              name: 'TestAsset' + Date.now(),
+              name: 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               collectionId: reference.testCollection.collectionId,
               description: 'test',
               ip: '1.1.1.1',
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('POST - Asset', function () {
             .post('/assets?projection=stigGrants')
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              name: 'TestAsset' + Date.now(),
+              name: 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               collectionId: reference.testCollection.collectionId,
               description: 'test',
               ip: '1.1.1.1',
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPut.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPut.test.js
index 0ea925d0..c3c86426 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPut.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/asset/assetPut.test.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('PUT - Asset', function () {
             .put(`/assets/${reference.scrapAsset.assetId}?projection=statusStats&projection=stigs&projection=stigGrants`)
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              "name": 'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              "name": 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               "collectionId": reference.scrapCollection.collectionId,
               "description": "test desc",
               "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('PUT - Asset', function () {
             .put(`/assets/${reference.testAsset.assetId}?projection=statusStats&projection=stigs&projection=stigGrants`)
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              "name": 'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              "name": 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               "collectionId": reference.testCollection.collectionId,
               "description": "test desc",
               "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe('PUT - Asset', function () {
             .put(`/assets/${reference.scrapAsset.assetId}`)
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              "name":'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              "name":'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               "collectionId": reference.scrapCollection.collectionId,
               "description": "test desc",
               "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('PUT - Asset', function () {
             .put(`/assets/${reference.scrapAsset.assetId}`)
             .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
             .send({
-              "name": 'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              "name": 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               "collectionId": reference.scrapLvl1User.userId,
               "description": "test desc",
               "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ describe('PUT - Asset', function () {
           const res = await chai.request(config.baseUrl)
           .put(`/collections/${reference.scrapCollection.collectionId}/stigs/${reference.scrapAsset.scrapBenchmark}/assets?projection=restrictedUserAccess`)
           .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + iteration.token)
-          .send([`${Math.floor(Math.random() * 123456)}`])
+          .send([`12321`])
           expect(res).to.have.status(403)
         })
       })
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionDelete.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionDelete.test.js
index e61b154b..d1b9bbce 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionDelete.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionDelete.test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('DELETE - Collection ', function () {
 
         before(async function () {
           const testCollectionClone  = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.resetTestCollection))
-          testCollectionClone.name = `Collection ` + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000)
+          testCollectionClone.name = `Collection ` + utils.getUUIDSubString()
           tempCollection = await utils.createTempCollection(testCollectionClone)
         })
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('DELETE - Collection ', function () {
         let tempLabel = null
         beforeEach(async function () {
           const labelPost = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.recreateCollectionLabel))
-          labelPost.name = `Label ` + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000)
+          labelPost.name = `Label ` + utils.getUUIDSubString(8)
           tempLabel = await utils.createCollectionLabel(reference.testCollection.collectionId, labelPost)
         })
         it('Delete a scrap collection scrap Label',async function () {
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionGet.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionGet.test.js
index ee489736..c2f5ea46 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionGet.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionGet.test.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('GET - Collection', function () {
         it('Return a list of Collections accessible to the requester METADATA param but with a colon character (see issue 1357)',async function () {
           const tempCollectionWithMetadata = await utils.createTempCollection(
             {
-              name: 'tempCollection' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              name: 'tempCollection' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               description: 'Collection TEST description',
               settings: {
                 fields: {
@@ -452,10 +452,8 @@ describe('GET - Collection', function () {
         })
         it("should return SmError.NotFoundError because the label does not exist",async function () {
 
-          const randomUUID = uuidv4()
-
           const res = await chai.request(config.baseUrl)
-            .get(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/labels/${randomUUID}`)
+            .get(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/labels/${uuidv4()}`)
             .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${iteration.token}`)
             if (distinct.grant === "none"){
               expect(res).to.have.status(403)
@@ -509,7 +507,7 @@ describe('GET - Collection', function () {
         it('should return empty 200 reponse, collection does not have metadata',async function () {
           
           const collectionNoMetadata = await utils.createTempCollection( {
-            name: 'temoCollection' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+            name: 'temoCollection' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
             description: 'Collection TEST description',
             settings: {
               fields: {
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPatch.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPatch.test.js
index d05d1348..65a14d90 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPatch.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPatch.test.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('PATCH - Collection', function () {
 
             const patchRequest = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.updateCollection))
             patchRequest.grants.push(patchRequest.grants[0])
-            patchRequest.name = "TEST" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)
+            patchRequest.name = "TEST" + utils.getUUIDSubString()
             const res = await chai.request(config.baseUrl)
                 .patch(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}`)
                 .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${iteration.token}`)
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPost.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPost.test.js
index 0db9ee9e..3bae4a9b 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPost.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPost.test.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('POST - Collection - not all tests run for all iterations', function ()
   
       describe("createCollection - /collections", function () {
 
-        const random = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)
+        const random = utils.getUUIDSubString()
 
         it("Create a Collection and test projections",async function () {
           const post = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.createCollection))
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('POST - Collection - not all tests run for all iterations', function ()
 
           const post = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.createCollection))
           post.grants.push(post.grants[0])
-          post.name = "TEST" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)
+          post.name = "TEST" + utils.getUUIDSubString()
           const res = await chai
             .request(config.baseUrl)
             .post(`/collections?elevate=${distinct.canElevate}`)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('POST - Collection - not all tests run for all iterations', function ()
             .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
             .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${iteration.token}`)
             .send({
-              name:"Clone_" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "_X",
+              name:"Clone_" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               description: "clone of test collection x",
               options: {
                 grants: true,
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPut.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPut.test.js
index d20e4ae6..831c5dc5 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPut.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/collection/collectionPut.test.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('PUT - Collection', function () {
 
           const putRequest = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.replaceCollection))
           putRequest.grants.push(putRequest.grants[0])
-          putRequest.name = "TEST" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)
+          putRequest.name = "TEST" + utils.getUUIDSubString()
           const res = await chai.request(config.baseUrl)
               .put(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}`)
               .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${iteration.token}`)
@@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ describe('PUT - Collection', function () {
             }
         })
         it("should throw SmError.NotFoundError when attempting to set asset stig for a user that does not exist with access level 1",async function () {
-          const randomUserId = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1002230)
           const res = await chai.request(config.baseUrl)
-              .put(`/collections/${reference.scrapCollection.collectionId}/grants/${randomUserId}/access`)
+              .put(`/collections/${reference.scrapCollection.collectionId}/grants/${"123432"}/access`)
               .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${iteration.token}`)
               .send([{
                     "benchmarkId": reference.scrapAsset.scrapBenchmark,
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/review/reviewGet.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/review/reviewGet.test.js
index 9a9beb4a..816503a2 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/review/reviewGet.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/review/reviewGet.test.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('GET - Review', () => {
         it('Return a list of reviews accessible to the requester, metadata Projection. issue 1357', async () => {
           const tempCollectionWithMetadata = await utils.createTempCollection(
             {
-              name: 'tempCollection' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+              name: 'tempCollection' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
               description: 'Collection TEST description',
               settings: {
                 fields: {
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/data/user/user.test.js b/test/api/mocha/data/user/user.test.js
index d2a2c564..bc570802 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/data/user/user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/data/user/user.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const reference = require('../../referenceData.js')
 const requestBodies = require('./requestBodies.js')
 
 let testUser = null
-const randomValue = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)
+const randomValue = utils.getUUIDSubString(8)
 
 describe('user', () => {
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
           // this is here because after we do the gets we need to create a temp user to do all posts, patches, and puts etc on. 
       // as a result we will have an extra user in the gets to consider
         const create =  JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requestBodies.scrapUser))
-        create.username = create.username + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) + Date.now()
+        create.username = create.username + utils.getUUIDSubString()
         testUser = await utils.createUser(create)
       })
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
                     "username": "TEST_USER" + randomValue,
                     "collectionGrants": [
                         {
-                            "collectionId": `${randomValue}`,
+                            "collectionId": `${"987654"}`,
                             "accessLevel": 1
                         }
                     ]
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
                   "username": "PatchTest",
                   "collectionGrants": [
                       {
-                          "collectionId": `${Math.floor(Math.random() * 100022)}`,
+                          "collectionId": `1234321`,
                           "accessLevel": 1
                       }
                   ]
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
                   "username": "putTesting",
                   "collectionGrants": [
                       {
-                          "collectionId": `${Math.floor(Math.random() * 100022)}`,
+                          "collectionId": `1234321`,
                           "accessLevel": 1
                       }
                   ]
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/integration/collection.test.js b/test/api/mocha/integration/collection.test.js
index e481908b..65d0d738 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/integration/collection.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/integration/collection.test.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe('POST - createCollection - /collections', () => {
         it('Invalid fields.detail.required value', async () => {
 
             const postRequest = {
-                "name": "TEST_" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                "name": "TEST_" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                 "description": "Collection TEST description",
                 "settings": {
                     "fields": {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                 .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                 .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                    "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "description": "clone of test collection x",
                     "options": {
                       "grants": false,
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${lvl4.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ describe('POST - cloneCollection - /collections/{collectionId}/clone - test vari
                     .post(`/collections/${reference.testCollection.collectionId}/clone?projection=assets&projection=grants&projection=owners&projection=statistics&projection=stigs&projection=labels`)
                     .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${collectioncreator.token}`)
                     .send({
-                        "name": "Clone_X" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+                        "name": "Clone_X" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                         "description": "clone of test collection x",
                         "options": {
                           "grants": true,
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ describe('GET - putAssetsByCollectionLabelId - /collections/{collectionId}/label
                 .post(`/assets?projection=stigs`)
                 .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": 'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+                    "name": 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "collectionId": reference.scrapCollection.collectionId,
                     "description": "test desc",
                     "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ describe('GET - putAssetsByCollectionLabelId - /collections/{collectionId}/label
                 .put(`/assets/${reference.scrapAsset.assetId}?projection=statusStats&projection=stigs&projection=stigGrants`)
                 .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": 'TestAsset' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+                    "name": 'TestAsset' + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "collectionId": reference.scrapCollection.collectionId,
                     "description": "test desc",
                     "ip": "1.1.1.1",
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/integration/deleteHandling.test.js b/test/api/mocha/integration/deleteHandling.test.js
index ed6c86e5..a0538f95 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/integration/deleteHandling.test.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/integration/deleteHandling.test.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('DELETE - deleteAsset - /assets/{assetId} - DELETE - deleteCollection -
                 .post("/collections?elevate=true&projection=grants&projection=labels")
                 .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": "TEST_" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+                    "name": "TEST_" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "description": "Collection TEST description",
                     "settings": {
                         "fields": {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('DELETE - deleteAsset - /assets/{assetId} - DELETE - deleteCollection -
                 .post(`/assets?projection=stigs`)
                 .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": "TEST_" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+                    "name": "TEST_" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "collectionId": collectionToDelete,
                     "description": "test desc",
                     "ip": "1.1.1.1",
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('DELETE - deleteAsset - /assets/{assetId} - DELETE - deleteCollection -
                 .post(`/assets?projection=stigs`)
                 .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${user.token}`)
                 .send({
-                    "name": "TEST_" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000),
+                    "name": "TEST_" + utils.getUUIDSubString(),
                     "collectionId": deletedCollection,
                     "description": "test desc",
                     "ip": "1.1.1.1",
diff --git a/test/api/mocha/utils/testUtils.js b/test/api/mocha/utils/testUtils.js
index 94af472e..28a89cf0 100644
--- a/test/api/mocha/utils/testUtils.js
+++ b/test/api/mocha/utils/testUtils.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const config = require('../testConfig.json')
 const FormData = require('form-data')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
-
+const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid')
 const adminToken = config.adminToken
 
 // canidate for a function? (used to store responses for a test (metrics))
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ const metricsOutputToJSON = (testCaseName, username, responseData, outputJsonFil
   fs.writeFileSync(metricsFilePath, JSON.stringify(metricsData, null, 2), 'utf8')
 }
 
+const getUUIDSubString = (length = 20) => {
+  return uuidv4().substring(0, length)
+}
+
+
 const loadAppData = (appdataFileName = 'appdata.jsonl') => {
   return axios({
     method: 'post',
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ const createTempCollection = async (collectionPost) => {
     if (!collectionPost) {
       collectionPost = 
         {
-          name: 'temoCollection' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) + Date.now(),
+          name: 'temoCollection' + getUUIDSubString(),
           description: 'Collection TEST description',
           settings: {
             fields: {
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ const deleteCollection = async (collectionId) => {
 const createTempAsset = async asset => {
   if (!asset) {
     asset = {
-      name: 'tempAsset' + Date.now(),
+      name: 'tempAsset' + getUUIDSubString(),
       collectionId: "21",
       description: 'temp',
       ip: '1.1.1.1',
@@ -720,5 +725,6 @@ module.exports = {
   getStigByBenchmarkId,
   getCollection,
   uploadTestStig,
-  deleteStigByRevision
+  deleteStigByRevision,
+  getUUIDSubString
 }