diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 07876b9..b1296ef 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ con.call = function(query, readCallback, writeCallback) {
 
 con._getUID = function() {
     var id = String(this._id < 0xFFFFFFFF ? this._id++ : this._id = 0);
-    var uid = this._zeros(8 - id.length).join('') + id;
+    var uid = this._zeros(10 - id.length).join('') + id;
     return uid;
 }