diff --git a/src/tools/cron.rs b/src/tools/cron.rs
index f8d83de..ac5f5d7 100644
--- a/src/tools/cron.rs
+++ b/src/tools/cron.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl Tool for CronAddTool {
         let next_run_at = next_run_for_schedule(&schedule, now)
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("could not compute next run time from schedule"))?;
 
-        let id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string()[..8].to_string();
         let job = ScheduledJob {
             id: id.clone(),
             name: name.clone(),