diff --git a/graphiti_core/edges.py b/graphiti_core/edges.py
index e2878391..8459842b 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/edges.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/edges.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 class Edge(BaseModel, ABC):
-    uuid: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: uuid4().hex)
+    uuid: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid4()))
     group_id: str | None = Field(description='partition of the graph')
     source_node_uuid: str
     target_node_uuid: str
diff --git a/graphiti_core/nodes.py b/graphiti_core/nodes.py
index 06ed52c6..ccbbb33f 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/nodes.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/nodes.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def from_str(episode_type: str):
 
 
 class Node(BaseModel, ABC):
-    uuid: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: uuid4().hex)
+    uuid: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid4()))
     name: str = Field(description='name of the node')
     group_id: str | None = Field(description='partition of the graph')
     labels: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29c61f51..3e022a72 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "graphiti-core"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
 authors = [
     "Paul Paliychuk <paul@getzep.com>",
diff --git a/server/graph_service/routers/ingest.py b/server/graph_service/routers/ingest.py
index 58ff9f35..f1e2ab6c 100644
--- a/server/graph_service/routers/ingest.py
+++ b/server/graph_service/routers/ingest.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ async def add_messages(
 ):
     async def add_messages_task(m: Message):
         await graphiti.add_episode(
+            uuid=m.uuid,
             group_id=request.group_id,
             name=m.name,
             episode_body=f"{m.role or ''}({m.role_type}): {m.content}",
diff --git a/server/graph_service/routers/retrieve.py b/server/graph_service/routers/retrieve.py
index 57d697b0..2be5e0a8 100644
--- a/server/graph_service/routers/retrieve.py
+++ b/server/graph_service/routers/retrieve.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ async def search(query: SearchQuery, graphiti: ZepGraphitiDep):
 
 @router.get('/entity-edge/{uuid}', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 async def get_entity_edge(uuid: str, graphiti: ZepGraphitiDep):
-    return await graphiti.get_entity_edge(uuid)
+    entity_edge = await graphiti.get_entity_edge(uuid)
+    return get_fact_result_from_edge(entity_edge)
 
 
 @router.get('/episodes/{group_id}', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)