diff --git a/couchdb/local.d/docker.ini b/couchdb/local.d/docker.ini
index 40e1d3b..7eaf9ac 100644
--- a/couchdb/local.d/docker.ini
+++ b/couchdb/local.d/docker.ini
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ secret = some-random-secret-string
 
 [admins]
 admin = -pbkdf2-6f577c99f62805329938afbaec55beb68a9d35d5,cdfa85e093b978bec5ef45f4d109b6d3,10
+
+[couchdb]
+uuid = fd5d5ce4b4c7e981c27b1f94848f18c1