diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 272472dd..7f60be00 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ forever.stat = function (logFile, script, callback) {
 //
 forever.start = function (script, options) {
   if (!options.uid) {
-    options.uid = options.uid || utile.randomString(4).replace(/^\-/, '_');
+    options.uid = utile.randomString(4).replace(/^\-/, '_');
   }
 
   if (!options.logFile) {