diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index dcdb142d..0dd14516 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-
 	"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v3/pkg/base"
 	"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v3/pkg/liberrors"
 )
@@ -410,9 +408,8 @@ func (s *Server) run() {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					secretID := uuid.New().String()
-					ss := newServerSession(s, secretID, req.sc)
-					s.sessions[secretID] = ss
+					ss := newServerSession(s, req.sc)
+					s.sessions[ss.secretID] = ss
 
 					select {
 					case ss.request <- req:
diff --git a/server_session.go b/server_session.go
index a17a1ca4..afd7cbde 100644
--- a/server_session.go
+++ b/server_session.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pion/rtcp"
 	"github.com/pion/rtp"
 
@@ -198,11 +199,13 @@ type ServerSession struct {
 
 func newServerSession(
 	s *Server,
-	secretID string,
 	author *ServerConn,
 ) *ServerSession {
 	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(s.ctx)
 
+	// use an UUID without dashes, since dashes confuse some clients.
+	secretID := strings.ReplaceAll(uuid.New().String(), "-", "")
+
 	ss := &ServerSession{
 		s:                   s,
 		secretID:            secretID,