diff --git a/server/routers/client/createUserClient.ts b/server/routers/client/createUserClient.ts
index e5b5ea8f..5e9840f9 100644
--- a/server/routers/client/createUserClient.ts
+++ b/server/routers/client/createUserClient.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { isIpInCidr } from "@server/lib/ip";
 import { listExitNodes } from "#dynamic/lib/exitNodes";
 import { OpenAPITags, registry } from "@server/openApi";
 import { rebuildClientAssociationsFromClient } from "@server/lib/rebuildClientAssociations";
+import { getUniqueClientName } from "@server/db/names";
 
 const paramsSchema = z
     .object({
@@ -211,11 +212,14 @@ export async function createUserClient(
                 );
             }
 
+            const niceId = await getUniqueClientName(orgId);
+
             [newClient] = await trx
                 .insert(clients)
                 .values({
                     exitNodeId: randomExitNode.exitNodeId,
                     orgId,
+                    niceId,
                     name,
                     subnet: updatedSubnet,
                     type,