diff --git a/include/asterisk/uuid.h b/include/asterisk/uuid.h
index c10268d8c2086af7093cc5b9e63c5898a1fd9de0..223ad18c9cf3ba287ff535dcd81e25474427b0ef 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/uuid.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/uuid.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define _ASTERISK_UUID_H
 
 /* Size of an RFC 4122 UUID string plus terminating null byte */
-#define AST_UUID_STR_LEN 37
+#define AST_UUID_STR_LEN (36 + 1)
 
 struct ast_uuid;
 
@@ -50,10 +50,21 @@ struct ast_uuid *ast_uuid_generate(void);
  * \param uuid The UUID to convert to a string
  * \param[out] buf The buffer where the UUID string will be stored
  * \param size The size of the buffer. Must be at least AST_UUID_STR_LEN.
- * \returns The UUID string (a pointer to buf)
+ * \return The UUID string (a pointer to buf)
  */
 char *ast_uuid_to_str(const struct ast_uuid *uuid, char *buf, size_t size);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Generate a UUID string.
+ * \since 12.0.0
+ *
+ * \param buf The buffer where the UUID string will be stored
+ * \param size The size of the buffer. Must be at least AST_UUID_STR_LEN.
+ *
+ * \return The UUID string (a pointer to buf)
+ */
+char *ast_uuid_generate_str(char *buf, size_t size);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Convert a string to a UUID
  *
diff --git a/main/sorcery.c b/main/sorcery.c
index f7731d9c8890fb8d95e7f538c22f88240ee06a4f..d0f2e7d5cd874e446ce64e81465ec77a2c1d53f6 100644
--- a/main/sorcery.c
+++ b/main/sorcery.c
@@ -807,15 +807,7 @@ void *ast_sorcery_alloc(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, const char *type, con
 	}
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(id)) {
-		struct ast_uuid *uuid = ast_uuid_generate();
-
-		if (!uuid) {
-			ao2_ref(details, -1);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		ast_uuid_to_str(uuid, details->id, AST_UUID_STR_LEN);
-		ast_free(uuid);
+		ast_uuid_generate_str(details->id, sizeof(details->id));
 	} else {
 		ast_copy_string(details->id, id, sizeof(details->id));
 	}
diff --git a/main/stasis.c b/main/stasis.c
index d1baa442bc324cd15465d5cdeb3760513a7cbd66..2bd432a0c6da9328c3a25f310ed55b1ef899329b 100644
--- a/main/stasis.c
+++ b/main/stasis.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const char *stasis_topic_name(const struct stasis_topic *topic)
 /*! \internal */
 struct stasis_subscription {
 	/*! Unique ID for this subscription */
-	char *uniqueid;
+	char uniqueid[AST_UUID_STR_LEN];
 	/*! Topic subscribed to. */
 	struct stasis_topic *topic;
 	/*! Mailbox for processing incoming messages. */
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static void subscription_dtor(void *obj)
 {
 	struct stasis_subscription *sub = obj;
 	ast_assert(!stasis_subscription_is_subscribed(sub));
-	ast_free(sub->uniqueid);
-	sub->uniqueid = NULL;
 	ao2_cleanup(sub->topic);
 	sub->topic = NULL;
 	ast_taskprocessor_unreference(sub->mailbox);
@@ -134,27 +132,19 @@ static void send_subscription_change_message(struct stasis_topic *topic, char *u
 struct stasis_subscription *stasis_subscribe(struct stasis_topic *topic, stasis_subscription_cb callback, void *data)
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_subscription *, sub, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_uuid *, id, NULL, ast_free);
-	char uniqueid[AST_UUID_STR_LEN];
 
 	sub = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*sub), subscription_dtor);
 	if (!sub) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	id = ast_uuid_generate();
-	if (!id) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "UUID generation failed\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	ast_uuid_to_str(id, uniqueid, sizeof(uniqueid));
+	ast_uuid_generate_str(sub->uniqueid, sizeof(sub->uniqueid));
 
-	sub->mailbox = ast_threadpool_serializer(uniqueid, pool);
+	sub->mailbox = ast_threadpool_serializer(sub->uniqueid, pool);
 	if (!sub->mailbox) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	sub->uniqueid = ast_strdup(uniqueid);
 	ao2_ref(topic, +1);
 	sub->topic = topic;
 	sub->callback = callback;
@@ -163,7 +153,7 @@ struct stasis_subscription *stasis_subscribe(struct stasis_topic *topic, stasis_
 	if (topic_add_subscription(topic, sub) != 0) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	send_subscription_change_message(topic, uniqueid, "Subscribe");
+	send_subscription_change_message(topic, sub->uniqueid, "Subscribe");
 
 	ao2_ref(sub, +1);
 	return sub;
diff --git a/main/uuid.c b/main/uuid.c
index 46ac63d2059a9f22e13e8e2404f5f52d65918956..e95a4265eef2198bfa3c7fa2d4d876c1f404eb88 100644
--- a/main/uuid.c
+++ b/main/uuid.c
@@ -38,13 +38,17 @@ struct ast_uuid {
 	uuid_t uu;
 };
 
-struct ast_uuid *ast_uuid_generate(void)
+/*!
+ * \internal
+ * \brief Generate a UUID.
+ * \since 12.0.0
+ *
+ * \param uuid Fill this with a generated UUID.
+ *
+ * \return Nothing
+ */
+static void generate_uuid(struct ast_uuid *uuid)
 {
-	struct ast_uuid *uuid = ast_malloc(sizeof(*uuid));
-
-	if (!uuid) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	/* libuuid provides three methods of generating uuids,
 	 * uuid_generate(), uuid_generate_random(), and uuid_generate_time().
 	 *
@@ -114,6 +118,16 @@ struct ast_uuid *ast_uuid_generate(void)
 	if (!has_dev_urandom) {
 		ast_mutex_unlock(&uuid_lock);
 	}
+}
+
+struct ast_uuid *ast_uuid_generate(void)
+{
+	struct ast_uuid *uuid = ast_malloc(sizeof(*uuid));
+
+	if (!uuid) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	generate_uuid(uuid);
 	return uuid;
 }
 
@@ -124,10 +138,19 @@ char *ast_uuid_to_str(const struct ast_uuid *uuid, char *buf, size_t size)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+char *ast_uuid_generate_str(char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct ast_uuid uuid;
+
+	generate_uuid(&uuid);
+	return ast_uuid_to_str(&uuid, buf, size);
+}
+
 struct ast_uuid *ast_str_to_uuid(const char *str)
 {
 	struct ast_uuid *uuid = ast_malloc(sizeof(*uuid));
 	int res;
+
 	if (!uuid) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -143,6 +166,7 @@ struct ast_uuid *ast_str_to_uuid(const char *str)
 struct ast_uuid *ast_uuid_copy(const struct ast_uuid *src)
 {
 	struct ast_uuid *dst = ast_malloc(sizeof(*dst));
+
 	if (!dst) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -202,5 +226,4 @@ void ast_uuid_init(void)
 	uuid_generate_random(uu);
 
 	ast_debug(1, "UUID system initiated\n");
-	return;
 }
diff --git a/res/res_calendar_exchange.c b/res/res_calendar_exchange.c
index ff711c54134e6e798e7834e687ecd2fd89300629..acfdcee7c994fbab0e80485903bfd8b451ff2e45 100644
--- a/res/res_calendar_exchange.c
+++ b/res/res_calendar_exchange.c
@@ -243,17 +243,9 @@ static void *unref_exchangecal(void *obj)
 static struct ast_str *generate_exchange_uuid(struct ast_str *uid)
 {
 	char buffer[AST_UUID_STR_LEN];
-	struct ast_uuid *uuid = ast_uuid_generate();
-
-	if (!uuid) {
-		ast_str_set(&uid, 0, "%s", "");
-		return uid;
-	}
-
-	ast_str_set(&uid, 0, "%s", ast_uuid_to_str(uuid, buffer, AST_UUID_STR_LEN));
-
-	ast_free(uuid);
 
+	ast_uuid_generate_str(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	ast_str_set(&uid, 0, "%s", buffer);
 	return uid;
 }
 
@@ -414,9 +406,17 @@ static struct ast_str *exchangecal_request(struct exchangecal_pvt *pvt, const ch
 
 static int exchangecal_write_event(struct ast_calendar_event *event)
 {
-	struct ast_str *body = NULL, *response = NULL, *subdir = NULL;
-	struct ast_str *uid = NULL, *summary = NULL, *description = NULL, *organizer = NULL,
-	               *location = NULL, *start = NULL, *end = NULL, *busystate = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *body = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *response = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *subdir = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *uid = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *summary = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *description = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *organizer = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *location = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *start = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *end = NULL;
+	struct ast_str *busystate = NULL;
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	if (!event) {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int exchangecal_write_event(struct ast_calendar_event *event)
 		goto write_cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if (!(uid = ast_str_create(32)) ||
+	if (!(uid = ast_str_create(AST_UUID_STR_LEN)) ||
 		!(summary = ast_str_create(32)) ||
 		!(description = ast_str_create(32)) ||
 		!(organizer = ast_str_create(32)) ||
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int exchangecal_write_event(struct ast_calendar_event *event)
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(event->uid)) {
 		uid = generate_exchange_uuid(uid);
 	} else {
-		ast_str_set(&uid, 36, "%s", event->uid);
+		ast_str_set(&uid, AST_UUID_STR_LEN, "%s", event->uid);
 	}
 
 	if (!is_valid_uuid(uid)) {
@@ -496,7 +496,14 @@ static int exchangecal_write_event(struct ast_calendar_event *event)
 		"      </a:prop>\n"
 		"    </a:set>\n"
 		"</a:propertyupdate>\n",
-		ast_str_buffer(uid), ast_str_buffer(summary), ast_str_buffer(description), ast_str_buffer(organizer), ast_str_buffer(location), ast_str_buffer(start), ast_str_buffer(end), ast_str_buffer(busystate));
+		ast_str_buffer(uid),
+		ast_str_buffer(summary),
+		ast_str_buffer(description),
+		ast_str_buffer(organizer),
+		ast_str_buffer(location),
+		ast_str_buffer(start),
+		ast_str_buffer(end),
+		ast_str_buffer(busystate));
 	ast_verb(0, "\n\n%s\n\n", ast_str_buffer(body));
 	ast_str_set(&subdir, 0, "/Calendar/%s.eml", ast_str_buffer(uid));
 
@@ -505,39 +512,17 @@ static int exchangecal_write_event(struct ast_calendar_event *event)
 	}
 
 write_cleanup:
-	if (uid) {
-		ast_free(uid);
-	}
-	if (summary) {
-		ast_free(summary);
-	}
-	if (description) {
-		ast_free(description);
-	}
-	if (organizer) {
-		ast_free(organizer);
-	}
-	if (location) {
-		ast_free(location);
-	}
-	if (start) {
-		ast_free(start);
-	}
-	if (end) {
-		ast_free(end);
-	}
-	if (busystate) {
-		ast_free(busystate);
-	}
-	if (body) {
-		ast_free(body);
-	}
-	if (response) {
-		ast_free(response);
-	}
-	if (subdir) {
-		ast_free(subdir);
-	}
+	ast_free(uid);
+	ast_free(summary);
+	ast_free(description);
+	ast_free(organizer);
+	ast_free(location);
+	ast_free(start);
+	ast_free(end);
+	ast_free(busystate);
+	ast_free(body);
+	ast_free(response);
+	ast_free(subdir);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/res/res_sorcery_config.c b/res/res_sorcery_config.c
index 10347ea81751ec2d99abe167e699791fd1330d3e..509538f5aa9da700035c1900499112ec1a998f5a 100644
--- a/res/res_sorcery_config.c
+++ b/res/res_sorcery_config.c
@@ -305,19 +305,12 @@ static void *sorcery_config_open(const char *data)
 {
 	char *tmp = ast_strdupa(data), *filename = strsep(&tmp, ","), *option;
 	struct sorcery_config *config;
-	struct ast_uuid *uuid;
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(filename) || !(config = ao2_alloc_options(sizeof(*config) + strlen(filename) + 1, sorcery_config_destructor, AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_NOLOCK))) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!(uuid = ast_uuid_generate())) {
-		ao2_ref(config, -1);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	ast_uuid_to_str(uuid, config->uuid, AST_UUID_STR_LEN);
-	ast_free(uuid);
+	ast_uuid_generate_str(config->uuid, sizeof(config->uuid));
 
 	ast_rwlock_init(&config->objects.lock);
 	config->buckets = DEFAULT_OBJECT_BUCKETS;
diff --git a/tests/test_uuid.c b/tests/test_uuid.c
index a76ec8b39314a832ea1bee59bb01ae38aafeccc1..70769ef95350e37f55b7eca5f1fb558220a4715e 100644
--- a/tests/test_uuid.c
+++ b/tests/test_uuid.c
@@ -50,7 +50,23 @@ AST_TEST_DEFINE(uuid)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* First, make sure that we can generate a UUID */
+	/* Use method of generating UUID directly as a string. */
+	ast_uuid_generate_str(uuid_str, sizeof(uuid_str));
+	if (strlen(uuid_str) != (AST_UUID_STR_LEN - 1)) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Failed to directly generate UUID string\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+	ast_test_status_update(test, "Generate UUID direct to string, got %s\n", uuid_str);
+
+	/* Now convert the direct UUID string to a UUID */
+	uuid1 = ast_str_to_uuid(uuid_str);
+	if (!uuid1) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Unable to convert direct UUID string %s to UUID\n", uuid_str);
+		goto end;
+	}
+	ast_free(uuid1);
+
+	/* Make sure that we can generate a UUID */
 	uuid1 = ast_uuid_generate();
 	if (!uuid1) {
 		ast_test_status_update(test, "Unable to generate a UUID\n");
@@ -71,7 +87,7 @@ AST_TEST_DEFINE(uuid)
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-	ast_test_status_update(test, "Converted uuid to string, got %s\n", uuid_str);
+	ast_test_status_update(test, "Second generated UUID converted to string, got %s\n", uuid_str);
 
 	/* Now convert the string back to a UUID */
 	uuid2 = ast_str_to_uuid(uuid_str);