diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c22f23..5ed90ce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3345,6 +3345,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-j7+rsKmKJT0xhDMfno3rc3L6xsA=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "nanoid": {
+      "version": "0.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-0.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GHoRrvNEKiwdkwQ/enKL8AhQkkrBC/2KxMZkDvQzp8OtkpX8ZAmoYJWFVl7l8F2+HcEJUfdg21Ab2wXXfrvACQ=="
+    },
     "natural-compare": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/natural-compare/-/natural-compare-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -4202,11 +4207,6 @@
         "rechoir": "0.6.2"
       }
     },
-    "shortid": {
-      "version": "2.2.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-AzsRfWoul1gE9vCWnb59PQs1UTE="
-    },
     "slash": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 500a4bd..786e483 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
     "lowdb": "^0.15.0",
     "method-override": "^2.1.2",
     "morgan": "^1.3.1",
+    "nanoid": "^0.2.2",
     "object-assign": "^4.0.1",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.0.1",
     "pluralize": "^3.0.0",
     "request": "^2.72.0",
     "server-destroy": "^1.0.1",
-    "shortid": "^2.2.6",
     "update-notifier": "^1.0.2",
     "yargs": "^6.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/server/mixins.js b/src/server/mixins.js
index b1a999e..7f5257c 100644
--- a/src/server/mixins.js
+++ b/src/server/mixins.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const shortid = require('shortid')
+const nanoid = require('nanoid')
 const pluralize = require('pluralize')
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function createId(coll) {
     let id = _(coll).maxBy(idProperty)[idProperty]
 
     // Increment integer id or generate string id
-    return _.isFinite(id) ? ++id : shortid.generate()
+    return _.isFinite(id) ? ++id : nanoid(7)
   }
 }