diff --git a/api/controller.py b/api/controller.py
index ac1763f5..59a33d06 100644
--- a/api/controller.py
+++ b/api/controller.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ def breeders_post(content):  # noqa: E501
     breeder_config = dict(content.get('breeder'))
     breeder_name = breeder_config.get('name')
     uuid = uuid.uuid4()
+    config.update(dict(uuid=uuid))
 
     def create_breeder(api_client, content):
 
diff --git a/breeder/linux_network_stack/objective.py b/breeder/linux_network_stack/objective.py
index 37c6625a..47f1bb62 100644
--- a/breeder/linux_network_stack/objective.py
+++ b/breeder/linux_network_stack/objective.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def objective(trial,
               identifier=None,
               archive_db_url=None,
               locking_db_url=None,
-              breeder_name=None):
+              breeder_id=None):
 
 ###--- definition coroutines ---###
 ### We have to keep to coroutines in the objective function,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def objective(trial,
 
     logger.debug('fetching setting data')
 
-    breeder_table_name = f"{breeder_name}_{run}_{identifier}"
+    breeder_table_name = f"{breeder_id}_{run}_{identifier}"
     query = f"SELECT * FROM {breeder_table_name} WHERE {breeder_table_name}.setting_id = '{setting_id}';"
 
     archive_db_data = archive_db_engine.execute(query).fetchall()
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ def objective(trial,
         # get lock to gate other objective runs
         locker = pals.Locker('network_breeder_effectuation', locking_db_url)
 
-        dlm_lock = locker.lock(f'{breeder_name}_{identifier}')
+        dlm_lock = locker.lock(f'{breeder_id}')
 
         if not dlm_lock.acquire(acquire_timeout=1200):
-            task_logger.debug("Could not aquire lock for {breeder_name}_{identifier}")
+            task_logger.debug("Could not aquire lock for {breeder_id}")
 
 
         asyncio.run(send_msg_via_nats(subject=f'effectuation_{identifier}', data_dict=settings_data))
diff --git a/breeder/linux_network_stack/optimization.py b/breeder/linux_network_stack/optimization.py
index 27e19cd0..f7c1e183 100644
--- a/breeder/linux_network_stack/optimization.py
+++ b/breeder/linux_network_stack/optimization.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def run_optimization():
                                     locking_db_url=DLM_DB_CONNECTION,
                                     run=run,
                                     identifier=identifier,
-                                    breeder_name=config.get('name'),
+                                    breeder_id=config.get('uuid'),
                                     )
 
             __directions = list()
diff --git a/breeder/linux_network_stack/root_dag.py b/breeder/linux_network_stack/root_dag.py
index e9314343..edbaa997 100644
--- a/breeder/linux_network_stack/root_dag.py
+++ b/breeder/linux_network_stack/root_dag.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 parallel_runs = config.get('run').get('parallel')
 targets = config.get('effectuation').get('targets')
-dag_name = config.get('name')
+dag_name = config.get('uuid')
 is_cooperative = config.get('cooperation').get('active')
 
 target_id = 0
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ def determine_config_shard(run_id=None,
 
 
 for target in targets:
-    identifier = hashlib.sha256(str.encode(target.get('address'))).hexdigest()[0:6]
+    hash_suffix = hashlib.sha256(str.encode(target.get('address'))).hexdigest()[0:6]
 
     for run_id in range(0, parallel_runs):
         dag_id = f'{dag_name}_{run_id}'
         if not is_cooperative:
             config = determine_config_shard()
-        globals()[f'{dag_id}_optimization_{identifier}'] = create_optimization_dag(f'{dag_id}_optimization_{identifier}', config, run_id, identifier)
-        globals()[f'{dag_id}_target_{identifier}'] = create_target_interaction_dag(f'{dag_id}_target_interaction_{identifier}', config, target, identifier)
+        globals()[f'{dag_id}_optimization_{hash_suffix}'] = create_optimization_dag(f'{dag_id}_optimization_{hash_suffix}', config, run_id, hash_suffix)
+        globals()[f'{dag_id}_target_{hash_suffix}'] = create_target_interaction_dag(f'{dag_id}_target_interaction_{hash_suffix}', config, target, hash_suffix)
 
     target_id += 1