diff --git a/app/Facades/Utils.php b/app/Facades/Utils.php
index 122c89e3..2fe0eb31 100644
--- a/app/Facades/Utils.php
+++ b/app/Facades/Utils.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Utils extends Facade
      */
     public static function generateApiKey()
     {
-        $key = sha1(time() . mt_rand());
+        $key = substr(0, 12, sha1(time() . mt_rand()));
         return $key;
     }