diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index 860527c..bece2df 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import importlib
 import signal
 import socket
 import traceback
+import uuid
 # Django
 from django import db
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class Cluster(object):
         self.stop_event = None
         self.start_event = None
         self.pid = current_process().pid
+        self.cluster_id = uuid.uuid4()
         self.host = socket.gethostname()
         self.timeout = Conf.TIMEOUT
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.sig_handler)
@@ -48,9 +50,9 @@ class Cluster(object):
         self.stop_event = Event()
         self.start_event = Event()
         self.sentinel = Process(target=Sentinel,
-                                args=(self.stop_event, self.start_event, self.broker, self.timeout))
+                                args=(self.stop_event, self.start_event, self.cluster_id, self.broker, self.timeout))
         self.sentinel.start()
-        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} starting.').format(self.pid))
+        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} starting.').format(self.cluster_id))
         while not self.start_event.is_set():
             sleep(0.1)
         return self.pid
@@ -58,10 +60,10 @@ class Cluster(object):
     def stop(self):
         if not self.sentinel.is_alive():
             return False
-        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} stopping.').format(self.pid))
+        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} stopping.').format(self.cluster_id))
         self.stop_event.set()
         self.sentinel.join()
-        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} has stopped.').format(self.pid))
+        logger.info(_('Q Cluster-{} has stopped.').format(self.cluster_id))
         self.start_event = None
         self.stop_event = None
         return True
@@ -74,8 +76,8 @@ class Cluster(object):
     @property
     def stat(self):
         if self.sentinel:
-            return Stat.get(self.pid)
-        return Status(self.pid)
+            return Stat.get(pid=self.pid, cluster_id=self.cluster_id)
+        return Status(pid=self.pid, cluster_id=self.cluster_id)
 
     @property
     def is_starting(self):
@@ -95,11 +97,12 @@ class Cluster(object):
 
 
 class Sentinel(object):
-    def __init__(self, stop_event, start_event, broker=None, timeout=Conf.TIMEOUT, start=True):
+    def __init__(self, stop_event, start_event, cluster_id, broker=None, timeout=Conf.TIMEOUT, start=True):
         # Make sure we catch signals for the pool
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_DFL)
         self.pid = current_process().pid
+        self.cluster_id = cluster_id
         self.parent_pid = get_ppid()
         self.name = current_process().name
         self.broker = broker or get_broker()
diff --git a/django_q/monitor.py b/django_q/monitor.py
index 8fd233d..bccb3ac 100644
--- a/django_q/monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/monitor.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def monitor(run_once=False, broker=None):
                 uptime = '%d:%02d:%02d' % (hours, minutes, seconds)
                 # print to the terminal
                 print(term.move(i, 0) + term.center(stat.host[:col_width - 1], width=col_width - 1))
-                print(term.move(i, 1 * col_width) + term.center(stat.cluster_id, width=col_width - 1))
+                print(term.move(i, 1 * col_width) + term.center(str(stat.cluster_id)[-8:], width=col_width - 1))
                 print(term.move(i, 2 * col_width) + term.center(status, width=col_width - 1))
                 print(term.move(i, 3 * col_width) + term.center(workers, width=col_width - 1))
                 print(term.move(i, 4 * col_width) + term.center(tasks, width=col_width - 1))
diff --git a/django_q/status.py b/django_q/status.py
index 51f32ee..06402a9 100644
--- a/django_q/status.py
+++ b/django_q/status.py
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ from django_q.signing import SignedPackage, BadSignature
 class Status(object):
     """Cluster status base class."""
 
-    def __init__(self, pid):
+    def __init__(self, pid, cluster_id):
         self.workers = []
         self.tob = None
         self.reincarnations = 0
-        self.cluster_id = pid
+        self.pid = pid
+        self.cluster_id = cluster_id
         self.sentinel = 0
         self.status = Conf.STOPPED
         self.done_q_size = 0
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class Stat(Status):
     """Status object for Cluster monitoring."""
 
     def __init__(self, sentinel):
-        super(Stat, self).__init__(sentinel.parent_pid or sentinel.pid)
+        super(Stat, self).__init__(sentinel.parent_pid or sentinel.pid, cluster_id=sentinel.cluster_id)
         self.broker = sentinel.broker or get_broker()
         self.tob = sentinel.tob
         self.reincarnations = sentinel.reincarnations
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class Stat(Status):
         return self.done_q_size + self.task_q_size == 0
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get(cluster_id, broker=None):
+    def get(pid, cluster_id, broker=None):
         """
         gets the current status for the cluster
         :param cluster_id: id of the cluster
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class Stat(Status):
                 return SignedPackage.loads(pack)
             except BadSignature:
                 return None
-        return Status(cluster_id)
+        return Status(pid=pid, cluster_id=cluster_id)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_all(broker=None):
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
index 5e289d7..f3905f9 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import threading
 from multiprocessing import Event, Value
 from time import sleep
 from django.utils import timezone
+import uuid as uuidlib
 
 import os
 import pytest
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ def test_sentinel():
     start_event = Event()
     stop_event = Event()
     stop_event.set()
-    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, broker=get_broker('sentinel_test:q'))
+    cluster_id = uuidlib.uuid4()
+    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, cluster_id=cluster_id, broker=get_broker('sentinel_test:q'))
     assert start_event.is_set()
     assert s.status() == Conf.STOPPED
 
@@ -256,9 +258,10 @@ def test_timeout(broker, cluster_config_timeout, async_task_kwargs):
     async_task('time.sleep', 5, broker=broker, **async_task_kwargs)
     start_event = Event()
     stop_event = Event()
+    cluster_id = uuidlib.uuid4()
     # Set a timer to stop the Sentinel
     threading.Timer(3, stop_event.set).start()
-    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, broker=broker, timeout=cluster_config_timeout)
+    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, cluster_id=cluster_id, broker=broker, timeout=cluster_config_timeout)
     assert start_event.is_set()
     assert s.status() == Conf.STOPPED
     assert s.reincarnations == 1
@@ -279,9 +282,10 @@ def test_timeout_task_finishes(broker, cluster_config_timeout, async_task_kwargs
     async_task('time.sleep', 3, broker=broker, **async_task_kwargs)
     start_event = Event()
     stop_event = Event()
+    cluster_id = uuidlib.uuid4()
     # Set a timer to stop the Sentinel
     threading.Timer(6, stop_event.set).start()
-    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, broker=broker, timeout=cluster_config_timeout)
+    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, cluster_id=cluster_id, broker=broker, timeout=cluster_config_timeout)
     assert start_event.is_set()
     assert s.status() == Conf.STOPPED
     assert s.reincarnations == 0
@@ -297,12 +301,13 @@ def test_recycle(broker, monkeypatch):
     async_task('django_q.tests.tasks.multiply', 2, 2, broker=broker)
     start_event = Event()
     stop_event = Event()
+    cluster_id = uuidlib.uuid4()
     # override settings
     monkeypatch.setattr(Conf, 'RECYCLE', 2)
     monkeypatch.setattr(Conf, 'WORKERS', 1)
     # set a timer to stop the Sentinel
     threading.Timer(3, stop_event.set).start()
-    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, broker=broker)
+    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, cluster_id=cluster_id, broker=broker)
     assert start_event.is_set()
     assert s.status() == Conf.STOPPED
     assert s.reincarnations == 1
@@ -333,13 +338,14 @@ def test_bad_secret(broker, monkeypatch):
     stop_event = Event()
     stop_event.set()
     start_event = Event()
-    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, broker=broker, start=False)
+    cluster_id = uuidlib.uuid4()
+    s = Sentinel(stop_event, start_event, cluster_id=cluster_id, broker=broker, start=False)
     Stat(s).save()
     # change the SECRET
     monkeypatch.setattr(Conf, "SECRET_KEY", "OOPS")
     stat = Stat.get_all()
     assert len(stat) == 0
-    assert Stat.get(s.parent_pid) is None
+    assert Stat.get(pid=s.parent_pid, cluster_id=cluster_id) is None
     task_queue = Queue()
     pusher(task_queue, stop_event, broker=broker)
     result_queue = Queue()
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py b/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
index 5719973..5964a31 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+import uuid
 
 from django_q.tasks import async_task
 from django_q.brokers import get_broker
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ from django_q.conf import Conf
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_monitor(monkeypatch):
-    assert Stat.get(0).sentinel == 0
+    cluster_id = uuid.uuid4()
+    assert Stat.get(pid=0, cluster_id=cluster_id).sentinel == 0
     c = Cluster()
     c.start()
     stats = monitor(run_once=True)
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ def test_monitor(monkeypatch):
     assert len(stats) > 0
     found_c = False
     for stat in stats:
-        if stat.cluster_id == c.pid:
+        if stat.cluster_id == c.cluster_id:
             found_c = True
             assert stat.uptime() > 0
             assert stat.empty_queues() is True