diff --git a/helpers/mu/index.js b/helpers/mu/index.js
index d8a40f4..63a9256 100644
--- a/helpers/mu/index.js
+++ b/helpers/mu/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { app, errorHandler } from './server.js';
 import sparql from './sparql.js';
-import { v1 as uuidV1 } from 'uuid';
-
-// generates a uuid
-const uuid = uuidV1;
+import uuid from './uuid.js';
 
 const mu = {
   app: app,
diff --git a/helpers/mu/uuid.js b/helpers/mu/uuid.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4832aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/mu/uuid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { v1 as uuidV1 } from 'uuid';
+
+// generates a uuid
+const uuid = uuidV1;
+
+export { uuid };