diff --git a/examples/client/main.cpp b/examples/client/main.cpp
index 46e0a8b..9b17a77 100644
--- a/examples/client/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/client/main.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	Configuration config;
 	config.iceServers.emplace_back("stun:stun.l.google.com:19302"); // change to your STUN server
 
-	localId = randomId(8);
+	localId = randomId(4);
 	cout << "The local ID is: " << localId << endl;
 
 	auto ws = make_shared<WebSocket>();
diff --git a/examples/web/script.js b/examples/web/script.js
index e709240..bb88de3 100644
--- a/examples/web/script.js
+++ b/examples/web/script.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const config = {
   }],
 };
 
-const localId = randomId(8);
+const localId = randomId(4);
 
 const url = `ws://localhost:8000/${localId}`;