diff --git a/ts/interfaces/cert.ts b/ts/interfaces/cert.ts
index bc35e5a..e271b75 100644
--- a/ts/interfaces/cert.ts
+++ b/ts/interfaces/cert.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export type TCertStatus = 'existing' | 'nonexisting' | 'pending' | 'failed';
 
 export interface ICert {
+  id: string;
   domainName: string;
   created: number;
   privateKey: string;
diff --git a/ts/smartacme.classes.cert.ts b/ts/smartacme.classes.cert.ts
index 1d70b6c..ed10c43 100644
--- a/ts/smartacme.classes.cert.ts
+++ b/ts/smartacme.classes.cert.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { ICert } from './interfaces';
 })
 export class Cert extends plugins.smartdata.SmartDataDbDoc<Cert> implements interfaces.ICert {
   @unI()
-  public index: string;
+  public id: string;
 
   @svDb()
   public domainName: string;
diff --git a/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts b/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
index 792a143..3c2072d 100644
--- a/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
+++ b/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export class SmartAcme {
     console.log(`Certificate:\n${cert.toString()}`);
 
     await this.certmanager.storeCertificate({
+      id: plugins.smartunique.shortId(),
       domainName: certDomain,
       privateKey: key.toString(),
       publicKey: cert.toString(),