diff --git a/mullvad-management-interface/src/types/conversions/api_access_method.rs b/mullvad-management-interface/src/types/conversions/api_access_method.rs
index a34faf63dd9d..7e6490504884 100644
--- a/mullvad-management-interface/src/types/conversions/api_access_method.rs
+++ b/mullvad-management-interface/src/types/conversions/api_access_method.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ mod data {
         type Error = FromProtobufTypeError;
 
         fn try_from(value: proto::ApiAccessMethod) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-            // TODO: Should this be used or genertaed anew?
-            // let id = value.id;
+            let id = value
+                .id
+                .ok_or(FromProtobufTypeError::InvalidArgument(
+                    "Could not deserialize Access Method from protobuf",
+                ))?
+                .into();
             let name = value.name;
             let enabled = value.enabled;
             let access_method =
@@ -149,8 +153,7 @@ mod data {
                 }
             };
 
-            // TODO: Should the `id` be used or generated a new?
-            Ok(ApiAccessMethod::new(name, enabled, access_method))
+            Ok(ApiAccessMethod::with_id(id, name, enabled, access_method))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/mullvad-types/src/api_access.rs b/mullvad-types/src/api_access.rs
index aa15396bcacc..a2643a71507d 100644
--- a/mullvad-types/src/api_access.rs
+++ b/mullvad-types/src/api_access.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
 
 /// Daemon settings for API access methods.
@@ -85,13 +83,17 @@ pub struct ApiAccessMethod {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct ApiAccessMethodId(String);
+pub struct ApiAccessMethodId(uuid::Uuid);
 
 impl ApiAccessMethodId {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(uuid::Uuid::new_v4())
+    }
     /// It is up to the caller to make sure that the supplied String is actually
     /// a valid UUID in the context of [`ApiAccessMethod`]s.
     pub fn from_string(id: String) -> Self {
-        Self(id)
+        // TODO: Remove unwrap
+        Self(uuid::Uuid::from_str(&id).unwrap())
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,23 +103,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ApiAccessMethodId {
     }
 }
 
-impl std::ops::Deref for ApiAccessMethodId {
-    type Target = String;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<&AccessMethod> for ApiAccessMethodId {
-    fn from(value: &AccessMethod) -> Self {
-        // Generate unqiue ID for this `AccessMethod`.
-        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
-        value.hash(&mut hasher);
-        ApiAccessMethodId(hasher.finish().to_string())
-    }
-}
-
 /// Access Method datastructure.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub enum AccessMethod {
@@ -128,7 +113,30 @@ pub enum AccessMethod {
 impl ApiAccessMethod {
     pub fn new(name: String, enabled: bool, access_method: AccessMethod) -> Self {
         Self {
-            id: ApiAccessMethodId::from(&access_method),
+            id: ApiAccessMethodId::new(),
+            name,
+            enabled,
+            access_method,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Just like [`new`], [`with_id`] will create a new [`ApiAccessMethod`].
+    /// But instead of automatically generating a new UUID, the id is instead
+    /// passed as an argument.
+    ///
+    /// This is useful when converting to [`ApiAccessMethod`] from other data
+    /// representations, such as protobuf.
+    ///
+    /// [`new`]: ApiAccessMethod::new
+    /// [`with_id`]: ApiAccessMethod::with_id
+    pub fn with_id(
+        id: ApiAccessMethodId,
+        name: String,
+        enabled: bool,
+        access_method: AccessMethod,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id,
             name,
             enabled,
             access_method,