diff --git a/classes/pref/feeds.php b/classes/pref/feeds.php
index d70c1a26a..efa2c2af9 100644
--- a/classes/pref/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/pref/feeds.php
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ class Pref_Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 			AND owner_uid = " . $owner_uid);
 
 		if ($this->dbh->num_rows($result) == 1) {
-			$key = $this->dbh->escape_string(uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36)));
+			$key = $this->dbh->escape_string(uniqid_short());
 
 			$this->dbh->query("UPDATE ttrss_access_keys SET access_key = '$key'
 				WHERE feed_id = '$feed_id' AND is_cat = $sql_is_cat
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index c27455220..cecfaeada 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
 
 				$_SESSION["name"] = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "login");
 				$_SESSION["access_level"] = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "access_level");
-				$_SESSION["csrf_token"] = uniqid(rand(), true);
+				$_SESSION["csrf_token"] = uniqid_short();
 
 				db_query("UPDATE ttrss_users SET last_login = NOW() WHERE id = " .
 					$_SESSION["uid"]);
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
 			$_SESSION["auth_module"] = false;
 
 			if (!$_SESSION["csrf_token"]) {
-				$_SESSION["csrf_token"] = uniqid(rand(), true);
+				$_SESSION["csrf_token"] = uniqid_short();
 			}
 
 			$_SESSION["ip_address"] = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
@@ -1996,6 +1996,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	function uniqid_short() {
+		return uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36));
+	}
+
 	// TODO: less dumb splitting
 	require_once "functions2.php";
 
diff --git a/include/functions2.php b/include/functions2.php
index 32c97aee4..df8768517 100644
--- a/include/functions2.php
+++ b/include/functions2.php
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
 		if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
 			return db_fetch_result($result, 0, "access_key");
 		} else {
-			$key = db_escape_string(uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36)));
+			$key = db_escape_string(uniqid_short());
 
 			$result = db_query("INSERT INTO ttrss_access_keys
 				(access_key, feed_id, is_cat, owner_uid)
diff --git a/plugins/instances/init.php b/plugins/instances/init.php
index b23f45a01..947bc2a16 100644
--- a/plugins/instances/init.php
+++ b/plugins/instances/init.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 
 		print "<hr/>";
 
-		$access_key = uniqid(rand(), true);
+		$access_key = uniqid_short();
 
 		/* Access key */
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class Instances extends Plugin implements IHandler {
 	}
 
 	function genHash() {
-		$hash = uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36));
+		$hash = uniqid_short();
 
 		print json_encode(array("hash" => $hash));
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/share/init.php b/plugins/share/init.php
index 899677c32..bcc081897 100644
--- a/plugins/share/init.php
+++ b/plugins/share/init.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 	function newkey() {
 		$id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST['id']);
 
-		$uuid = db_escape_string(uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36)));
+		$uuid = db_escape_string(uniqid_short());
 
 		db_query("UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET uuid = '$uuid' WHERE int_id = '$id'
 			AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid']);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Share extends Plugin {
 			$ref_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "ref_id");
 
 			if (!$uuid) {
-				$uuid = db_escape_string(uniqid(base_convert(rand(), 10, 36)));
+				$uuid = db_escape_string(uniqid_short());
 				db_query("UPDATE ttrss_user_entries SET uuid = '$uuid' WHERE int_id = '$param'
 					AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid']);
 			}