diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Routes/RouteDetail.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Routes/RouteDetail.tsx
index 3f2c2080..70115519 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Routes/RouteDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Routes/RouteDetail.tsx
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ export default function RouteDetail() {
   function saveTap() {
     if (!config.data) return;
     const tap: TapDefinition = {
-      tapId: editingTap?.tapId || crypto.randomUUID(),
+      tapId: editingTap?.tapId || `tap-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`,
       processorId: tapProcessor,
       target: tapTarget,
       expression: tapExpression,