diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index caa14a9..01bced9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1350,8 +1350,7 @@
     "@pushrocks/isounique": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fisounique/-/isounique-1.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-P1xLsuA1+8LQpoWCo2nP2vIQXKGUl5wDWU6CD7xTDZc3uw0He5V/qCPHM5zpIZsS7IuZOxDDpWb7aFveB11tXw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-P1xLsuA1+8LQpoWCo2nP2vIQXKGUl5wDWU6CD7xTDZc3uw0He5V/qCPHM5zpIZsS7IuZOxDDpWb7aFveB11tXw=="
     },
     "@pushrocks/lik": {
       "version": "4.0.20",
@@ -7528,11 +7527,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
-    "nanoid": {
-      "version": "3.1.20",
-      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.1.20.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-a1cQNyczgKbLX9jwbS/+d7W8fX/RfgYR7lVWwWOGIPNgK2m0MWvrGF6/m4kk6U3QcFMnZf3RIhL0v2Jgh/0Uxw=="
-    },
     "nanomatch": {
       "version": "1.2.13",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.13.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba866d6..d08766a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@pushrocks/isounique": "^1.0.4",
     "@pushrocks/smartenv": "^4.0.16",
     "js-base64": "^2.5.1",
-    "nanoid": "^3.1.20",
     "normalize-newline": "^3.0.0",
     "randomatic": "^3.1.1",
     "strip-indent": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/ts/smartstring.create.ts b/ts/smartstring.create.ts
index 727a1a4..65d6e70 100644
--- a/ts/smartstring.create.ts
+++ b/ts/smartstring.create.ts
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ export const createRandomString = (
  * @param lengthArg the length of the crypto string
  */
 export const createCryptoRandomString = (lengthArg: number): string => {
-  return plugins.nanoid(lengthArg);
+  return plugins.isounique.uni();
 };
diff --git a/ts/smartstring.plugins.ts b/ts/smartstring.plugins.ts
index 1f69382..5756c34 100644
--- a/ts/smartstring.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartstring.plugins.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-// node native
 import * as smartenv from '@pushrocks/smartenv';
 const smartenvInstance = new smartenv.Smartenv();
-const crypto = smartenvInstance.getSafeNodeModule('crypto');
 
+// node native
+const crypto = smartenvInstance.getSafeNodeModule('crypto');
 import * as url from 'url';
 
 export { crypto, url };
 
+// pushrocks scope
+import * as isounique from '@pushrocks/isounique';
+
+export {
+  isounique
+};
+
 // third party
 const jsBase64 = require('js-base64').Base64;
 
@@ -14,12 +21,11 @@ const stripIndent = require('strip-indent');
 const normalizeNewline = require('normalize-newline');
 const randomatic = require('randomatic');
 
-import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
+
 
 export {
   jsBase64,
   stripIndent,
   normalizeNewline,
   randomatic,
-  nanoid
 }