diff --git a/p/dbnav/header.js b/p/dbnav/header.js
index 1df515a3..f81ecd91 100644
--- a/p/dbnav/header.js
+++ b/p/dbnav/header.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+
 const getHeaders = (contentType) => {
 	return {
-		'X-Correlation-ID': 'null',
+		'X-Correlation-ID': uuidv4()+'_'+uuidv4(),
 		'Accept': contentType,
 		'Content-Type': contentType,
 	};
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ed4c8d1..5e09edee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 				"lodash": "^4.17.5",
 				"luxon": "^3.1.1",
 				"qs": "^6.6.0",
-				"slugg": "^1.2.0"
+				"slugg": "^1.2.0",
+				"uuid": "^11.0.5"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@pollyjs/adapter-node-http": "^6.0.5",
@@ -1272,6 +1273,15 @@
 				"node": ">=16.17"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/@tapjs/processinfo/node_modules/uuid": {
+			"version": "8.3.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"bin": {
+				"uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/@tapjs/reporter": {
 			"version": "2.0.8",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tapjs/reporter/-/reporter-2.0.8.tgz",
@@ -7931,12 +7941,15 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/uuid": {
-			"version": "8.3.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-			"dev": true,
+			"version": "11.0.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.0.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-508e6IcKLrhxKdBbcA2b4KQZlLVp2+J5UwQ6F7Drckkc5N9ZJwFa4TgWtsww9UG8fGHbm6gbV19TdM5pQ4GaIA==",
+			"funding": [
+				"https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
+				"https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
+			],
 			"bin": {
-				"uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+				"uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/v8-compile-cache-lib": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 59a63783..109a24c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
 		"lodash": "^4.17.5",
 		"luxon": "^3.1.1",
 		"qs": "^6.6.0",
-		"slugg": "^1.2.0"
+		"slugg": "^1.2.0",
+		"uuid": "^11.0.5"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@pollyjs/adapter-node-http": "^6.0.5",
diff --git a/test/e2e/lib/util.js b/test/e2e/lib/util.js
index 58cb59e6..d41f1376 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lib/util.js
+++ b/test/e2e/lib/util.js
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ if (process.env.VCR_MODE && !process.env.VCR_OFF) {
 			},
 		},
 	});
+	// using exclude above would still require re-recording everything...
+	polly.server.any().on('request', req => {
+		if (req.hasHeader('X-Correlation-ID')) {
+			req.setHeader('X-Correlation-ID', ['null']);
+		}
+	});
 
 	tap.teardown(async () => {
 		await polly.stop();