diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index e2e6f5b..6e1f233 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ def save_task(task):
         Success.objects.first().delete()
 
     try:
-        Task.objects.create(name=task['name'],
+        Task.objects.create(id=task['id'],
+                            name=task['name'],
                             func=task['func'],
                             hook=task['hook'],
                             args=task['args'],
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ def scheduler(list_key=Conf.Q_LIST):
         kwargs['list_key'] = list_key
         s.task = async(s.func, *args, **kwargs)
         if not s.task:
-            logger.error(_('{} failed to create task from  schedule {}').format(current_process().name, s.id))
+            logger.error(_('{} failed to create a task from schedule {} [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.id), s.func)
         else:
-            logger.info(_('{} created [{}] from schedule {}').format(current_process().name, s.task, s.id))
+            logger.info(_('{} created a task from schedule {} [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.id, s.func))
         s.save()
diff --git a/django_q/migrations/0002_auto_20150708_1006.py b/django_q/migrations/0002_auto_20150708_1006.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48524c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_q/migrations/0002_auto_20150708_1006.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('django_q', '0001_squashed_0003_auto_20150707_1854'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='schedule',
+            name='task',
+            field=models.CharField(null=True, max_length=32, editable=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='task',
+            name='id',
+            field=models.CharField(serialize=False, max_length=32, primary_key=True, editable=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/django_q/models.py b/django_q/models.py
index 1e00d68..c802eb5 100644
--- a/django_q/models.py
+++ b/django_q/models.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from picklefield import PickledObjectField
 
 
 class Task(models.Model):
+    id = models.CharField(max_length=32, primary_key=True, editable=False)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100, editable=False)
     func = models.CharField(max_length=256)
     hook = models.CharField(max_length=256, null=True)
@@ -22,9 +23,18 @@ class Task(models.Model):
     success = models.BooleanField(default=True, editable=False)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_result(name):
-        if Task.objects.filter(name=name).exists():
-            return Task.objects.get(name=name).result
+    def get_result(task_id):
+        if len(task_id) == 32 and Task.objects.filter(id=task_id).exists():
+            return Task.objects.get(id=task_id).result
+        elif Task.objects.filter(name=task_id).exists():
+            return Task.objects.get(name=task_id).result
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_task(task_id):
+        if len(task_id) == 32 and Task.objects.filter(id=task_id).exists():
+            return Task.objects.get(id=task_id)
+        elif Task.objects.filter(name=task_id).exists():
+            return Task.objects.get(name=task_id)
 
     def time_taken(self):
         return (self.stopped - self.started).total_seconds()
@@ -111,28 +121,26 @@ class Schedule(models.Model):
     schedule_type = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=TYPE, default=TYPE[0][0], verbose_name=_('Schedule Type'))
     repeats = models.SmallIntegerField(default=-1, verbose_name=_('Repeats'), help_text=_('n = n times, -1 = forever'))
     next_run = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name=_('Next Run'), default=timezone.now, null=True)
-    task = models.CharField(max_length=100, editable=False, null=True)
+    task = models.CharField(max_length=32, null=True, editable=False)
+
+    def success(self):
+        if self.task and Task.objects.filter(id=self.task):
+            return Task.objects.get(id=self.task).success
 
     def last_run(self):
-        if Task.objects.filter(name=self.task).exists():
-            task = Task.objects.get(name=self.task)
+        if self.task and Task.objects.filter(id=self.task):
+            task = Task.objects.get(id=self.task)
             if task.success:
                 url = reverse('admin:django_q_success_change', args=(task.id,))
             else:
                 url = reverse('admin:django_q_failure_change', args=(task.id,))
             return '<a href="{}">[{}]</a>'.format(url, self.task)
-
         return None
 
-    def success(self):
-        if Task.objects.filter(name=self.task).exists():
-            return Task.objects.get(name=self.task).success
-
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.func
 
     success.boolean = True
-    last_run.allow_tags = True
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'django_q'
diff --git a/django_q/monitor.py b/django_q/monitor.py
index e946f61..2ae93d4 100644
--- a/django_q/monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/monitor.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def monitor(run_once=False):
             stats = Stat.get_all(r=r)
             print(term.clear_eos())
             for stat in stats:
+                status = stat.status
                 # color status
                 if stat.status == Conf.WORKING:
                     status = term.green(str(Conf.WORKING))
diff --git a/django_q/tasks.py b/django_q/tasks.py
index 17f7235..3bf9478 100644
--- a/django_q/tasks.py
+++ b/django_q/tasks.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ from .models import Schedule, Task
 from .humanhash import uuid
 
 
-
-
 def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Sends a task to the cluster
@@ -23,12 +21,13 @@ def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
     hook = kwargs.pop('hook', None)
     list_key = kwargs.pop('list_key', Conf.Q_LIST)
     r = kwargs.pop('redis', redis_client)
-
-    task = {'name': uuid()[0], 'func': func, 'hook': hook, 'args': args, 'kwargs': kwargs, 'started': timezone.now()}
+    tag = uuid()
+    task = {'id': tag[1], 'name': tag[0], 'func': func, 'hook': hook, 'args': args, 'kwargs': kwargs,
+            'started': timezone.now()}
     pack = SignedPackage.dumps(task)
     r.rpush(list_key, pack)
-    logger.debug('Pushed {}'.format(pack))
-    return task['name']
+    logger.debug('Pushed {}'.format(tag))
+    return task['id']
 
 
 def schedule(func, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -60,27 +59,26 @@ def schedule(func, *args, **kwargs):
                                    )
 
 
-def result(name):
+def result(task_id):
     """
     Returns the result of the named task
-    :type name: str or unicode
-    :param name: the task name
+    :type task_id: str or uuid
+    :param task_id: the task name or uuid
     :return: the result object of this task
-    :rtype: object or str
+    :rtype: object
     """
-    return Task.get_result(name)
+    return Task.get_result(task_id)
 
 
-def fetch(name):
+def fetch(task_id):
     """
     Returns the processed task
-    :param name: the task name
-    :type name: str or unicode
+    :param task_id: the task name or uuid
+    :type task_id: str or uuid
     :return: the full task object
     :rtype: Task
     """
-    if Task.objects.filter(name=name).exists():
-        return Task.objects.get(name=name)
+    return Task.get_task(task_id)
 
 
 class SignedPackage(object):
@@ -116,4 +114,4 @@ class PickleSerializer(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def loads(data):
-        return pickle.loads(data)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return pickle.loads(data)
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_admin.py b/django_q/tests/test_admin.py
index 9e2b525..43c6ce8 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -1,26 +1,32 @@
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from django.utils import timezone
-
 import pytest
 
 from django_q.tasks import schedule
 from django_q.models import Task, Failure
+from humanhash import uuid
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_admin_views(admin_client):
     s = schedule('sched.test')
-    f = Task.objects.create(name='alfa-pappa-bravo-fail',
-                            func='test.fail',
-                            started=timezone.now(),
-                            stopped=timezone.now(),
-                            success=False)
-    t = Task.objects.create(name='alfa-pappa-bravo-success',
-                            func='test.succes',
-                            started=timezone.now(),
-                            stopped=timezone.now(),
-                            success=True)
+    tag = uuid()
+    f = Task.objects.create(
+        id=tag[1],
+        name=tag[0],
+        func='test.fail',
+        started=timezone.now(),
+        stopped=timezone.now(),
+        success=False)
+    tag = uuid()
+    t = Task.objects.create(
+        id=tag[1],
+        name=tag[0],
+        func='test.succes',
+        started=timezone.now(),
+        stopped=timezone.now(),
+        success=True)
     admin_urls = (
         # schedule
         reverse('admin:django_q_schedule_changelist'),
diff --git a/docs/schedules.rst b/docs/schedules.rst
index c17c99e..99a8595 100644
--- a/docs/schedules.rst
+++ b/docs/schedules.rst
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Reference
 
     .. py:attribute:: task
 
-    Name of the last task generated by this schedule.
+    Id of the last task generated by this schedule.
 
     .. py:method:: last_run()
 
diff --git a/docs/tasks.rst b/docs/tasks.rst
index 4a49b5b..9a32555 100644
--- a/docs/tasks.rst
+++ b/docs/tasks.rst
@@ -61,21 +61,21 @@ Reference
    :type hook: str or object
    :param redis: Optional redis connection
    :param kwargs: Keyword arguments for the task function
-   :returns: The name of the task
+   :returns: The uuid of the task
    :rtype: str
 
-.. py:function:: result(name)
+.. py:function:: result(task_id)
 
     Gets the result of a previously executed task
 
-    :param str name: the name of the task
+    :param str task_id: the uuid or name of the task
     :returns: The result of the executed task
 
-.. py:function:: fetch(name)
+.. py:function:: fetch(task_id)
 
     Returns a previously executed task
 
-    :param str name: the name of the task
+    :param str name: the uuid or name of the task
     :returns: The task
     :rtype: Task
 
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ Reference
 
     Database model describing an executed task
 
+    .. py:attribute:: id
+
+    An  :func:`uuid.uuid4()` identifier
+
     .. py:attribute:: name
 
     The name of the task