diff --git a/web/client/api/GeoStoreDAO.js b/web/client/api/GeoStoreDAO.js
index 91fb28a956..5228fe7f7b 100644
--- a/web/client/api/GeoStoreDAO.js
+++ b/web/client/api/GeoStoreDAO.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 const axios = require('../libs/ajax');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const assign = require('object-assign');
-
+const uuidv1 = require('uuid/v1');
 const ConfigUtils = require('../utils/ConfigUtils');
 const {findIndex} = require('lodash');
 
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ var Api = {
         if (postUser.newPassword) {
             postUser.password = postUser.newPassword;
         }
+        // uuid is time-based
+        postUser.attribute = {name: "uuid", value: uuidv1()};
         return axios.post(url, {User: postUser}, this.addBaseUrl(parseOptions(options))).then(function(response) {return response.data; });
     },
     deleteUser: function(id, options = {}) {