diff --git a/packages/msw/src/constants.ts b/packages/msw/src/constants.ts
index 904d0787d..b8e61f1a4 100644
--- a/packages/msw/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/msw/src/constants.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_FORMAT_MOCK: Record<
   uuid: 'faker.string.uuid()',
   zipCode: 'faker.location.zipCode()',
 };
+
+// #980 replace CUID so tests are consistent
+export const DEFAULT_OBJECT_KEY_MOCK = 'faker.string.alphanumeric(5)';
diff --git a/packages/msw/src/getters/object.ts b/packages/msw/src/getters/object.ts
index a1ee9815a..bf8548338 100644
--- a/packages/msw/src/getters/object.ts
+++ b/packages/msw/src/getters/object.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ReferenceObject, SchemaObject } from 'openapi3-ts';
 import { resolveMockValue } from '../resolvers/value';
 import { MockDefinition, MockSchemaObject } from '../types';
 import { combineSchemasMock } from './combine';
+import { DEFAULT_OBJECT_KEY_MOCK } from '../constants';
 
 export const getMockObject = ({
   item,
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export const getMockObject = ({
     return {
       ...resolvedValue,
       value: `{
-        '${cuid()}': ${resolvedValue.value}
+        '[${DEFAULT_OBJECT_KEY_MOCK}]': ${resolvedValue.value}
       }`,
     };
   }