diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4461499..511d868 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
     "slate-irc": "^0.9.3",
+    "uuid": "^10.0.0",
     "xml": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     "@types/ramda": "^0.29.3",
     "@types/slate-irc": "^0.0.29",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.12",
+    "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
     "@types/xml": "^1.0.9",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/src/junk-drawer/junk-drawer.controller.ts b/src/junk-drawer/junk-drawer.controller.ts
index a0fd05a..336664c 100644
--- a/src/junk-drawer/junk-drawer.controller.ts
+++ b/src/junk-drawer/junk-drawer.controller.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ export class JunkDrawerController {
   async handleFileUpload(
     @UploadedFiles() files: Express.Multer.File[],
     @Body('description') description: string,
+    @Body('private-ish') privateIsh: boolean,
   ): Promise<any> {
-    const uniqueSlug = generateUniqueSlug();
+    console.log(privateIsh);
+    const uniqueSlug = generateUniqueSlug({
+      random: privateIsh,
+    });
     const metadata: JunkDrawerMetadata = {
       slug: uniqueSlug,
       version: '1.0.0',
diff --git a/src/utils/slug.ts b/src/utils/slug.ts
index 5e4d3c1..bc5663a 100644
--- a/src/utils/slug.ts
+++ b/src/utils/slug.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+
 interface SlugOptions {
   year: boolean;
   month: boolean;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export const generateUniqueSlug = (
     hour ? String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, '0') : '',
     minute ? String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0') : '',
     second ? String(date.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0') : '',
-    random ? Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) : '',
+    random ? '-' + v4() : '',
   ].filter(Boolean);
 
   return parts.join(separator);
diff --git a/views/junk-drawer/upload.hbs b/views/junk-drawer/upload.hbs
index 51b962e..9ac7d36 100644
--- a/views/junk-drawer/upload.hbs
+++ b/views/junk-drawer/upload.hbs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     <label for='files'>Choose files to upload</label>
     <input type='file' id='files' name='files' multiple />
   </div>
+  <div>
+    <label for='private-ish'>Private-ish</label>
+    <input type='checkbox' id='private-ish' name='private-ish' />
+  </div>
   <div style='display:flex; flex-direction:column;'>
     <label for='description'>Description</label>
     <textarea
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0e569e2..9a2a859 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1276,6 +1276,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/superagent" "*"
 
+"@types/uuid@^10.0.0":
+  version "10.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/uuid/-/uuid-10.0.0.tgz#e9c07fe50da0f53dc24970cca94d619ff03f6f6d"
+  integrity sha512-7gqG38EyHgyP1S+7+xomFtL+ZNHcKv6DwNaCZmJmo1vgMugyF3TCnXVg4t1uk89mLNwnLtnY3TpOpCOyp1/xHQ==
+
 "@types/xml@^1.0.9":
   version "1.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/xml/-/xml-1.0.9.tgz#f3688ecbcc8e5a58d0deca789aaa6c351106bbb7"
@@ -5886,6 +5891,11 @@ uuid@9.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.1.tgz#e188d4c8853cc722220392c424cd637f32293f30"
   integrity sha512-b+1eJOlsR9K8HJpow9Ok3fiWOWSIcIzXodvv0rQjVoOVNpWMpxf1wZNpt4y9h10odCNrqnYp1OBzRktckBe3sA==
 
+uuid@^10.0.0:
+  version "10.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-10.0.0.tgz#5a95aa454e6e002725c79055fd42aaba30ca6294"
+  integrity sha512-8XkAphELsDnEGrDxUOHB3RGvXz6TeuYSGEZBOjtTtPm2lwhGBjLgOzLHB63IUWfBpNucQjND6d3AOudO+H3RWQ==
+
 uuid@^8.3.0:
   version "8.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz#80d5b5ced271bb9af6c445f21a1a04c606cefbe2"