diff --git a/src/utils/screengrabber.cpp b/src/utils/screengrabber.cpp
index e16de1f6..c1f14d88 100644
--- a/src/utils/screengrabber.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/screengrabber.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ QPixmap ScreenGrabber::grabEntireDesktop(bool& ok)
                   QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.portal.Screenshot"));
 
                 // unique token
-                QString token = QUuid::createUuid().toString(QUuid::Id128);
+                QString token = QUuid::createUuid().toString().remove('-').remove('{').remove('}');
 
                 // premake interface
                 auto* request = new OrgFreedesktopPortalRequestInterface(