diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/API/V4/OpenViduController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/API/V4/OpenViduController.php
index 7b34a673..7c4e7aa9 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/API/V4/OpenViduController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/API/V4/OpenViduController.php
@@ -1,172 +1,168 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\API\V4;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\OpenVidu\Room;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 
 class OpenViduController extends Controller
 {
     /**
      * Close the room session.
      *
      * @param string $id Room identifier (name)
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
      */
     public function closeRoom($id)
     {
         $room = Room::where('name', $id)->first();
 
         // This isn't a room, bye bye
         if (!$room) {
             return $this->errorResponse(404, \trans('meet.room-not-found'));
         }
 
         $user = Auth::guard()->user();
 
         // Only the room owner can do it
         if (!$user || $user->id != $room->user_id) {
             return $this->errorResponse(403);
         }
 
         if (!$room->deleteSession()) {
             return $this->errorResponse(500, \trans('meet.session-close-error'));
         }
 
         return response()->json([
                 'status' => 'success',
                 'message' => __('meet.session-close-success'),
         ]);
     }
 
     /**
      * Listing of rooms that belong to the current user.
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
      */
     public function index()
     {
         $user = Auth::guard()->user();
 
         $rooms = Room::where('user_id', $user->id)->orderBy('name')->get();
 
         if (count($rooms) == 0) {
-            // Create a room for the user
-            list($name, $domain) = explode('@', $user->email);
-
-            // Room name is limited to 16 characters by the DB schema
-            if (strlen($name) > 16) {
-                $name = substr($name, 0, 16);
-            }
-
-            while (Room::where('name', $name)->first()) {
+            // Create a room for the user (with a random and unique name)
+            while (true) {
                 $name = \App\Utils::randStr(8);
+                if (!Room::where('name', $name)->count()) {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
 
             $room = Room::create([
                     'name' => $name,
                     'user_id' => $user->id
             ]);
 
             $rooms = collect([$room]);
         }
 
         $result = [
             'list' => $rooms,
             'count' => count($rooms),
         ];
 
         return response()->json($result);
     }
 
     /**
      * Join the room session. Each room has one owner, and the room isn't open until the owner
      * joins (and effectively creates the session).
      *
      * @param string $id Room identifier (name)
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
      */
     public function joinRoom($id)
     {
         $room = Room::where('name', $id)->first();
 
         // This isn't a room, bye bye
         if (!$room) {
             return $this->errorResponse(404, \trans('meet.room-not-found'));
         }
 
         $user = Auth::guard()->user();
 
         // There's no existing session
         if (!$room->hasSession()) {
             // Participants can't join the room until the session is created by the owner
             if (!$user || $user->id != $room->user_id) {
                 return $this->errorResponse(423, \trans('meet.session-not-found'));
             }
 
             // The room owner can create the session on request
             if (empty(request()->input('init'))) {
                 return $this->errorResponse(424, \trans('meet.session-not-found'));
             }
 
             $session = $room->createSession();
 
             if (empty($session)) {
                 return $this->errorResponse(500, \trans('meet.session-create-error'));
             }
         }
 
         // Create session token for the current user/connection
         $response = $room->getSessionToken('PUBLISHER');
 
         if (empty($response)) {
             return $this->errorResponse(500, \trans('meet.session-join-error'));
         }
 
         // Create session token for screen sharing connection
         if (!empty(request()->input('screenShare'))) {
             $add_token = $room->getSessionToken('PUBLISHER');
 
             $response['shareToken'] = $add_token['token'];
         }
 
         // Tell the UI who's the room owner
         $response['owner'] = $user && $user->id == $room->user_id;
 
         return response()->json($response);
     }
 
     /**
      * Webhook as triggered from OpenVidu server
      *
      * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request The API request.
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response The response
      */
     public function webhook(Request $request)
     {
         \Log::debug($request->getContent());
 
         switch ((string) $request->input('event')) {
             case 'sessionDestroyed':
                 // When all participants left the room OpenVidu dispatches sessionDestroyed
                 // event. We'll remove the session reference from the database.
                 $sessionId = $request->input('sessionId');
                 $room = Room::where('session_id', $sessionId)->first();
 
                 if ($room) {
                     $room->session_id = null;
                     $room->save();
                 }
 
                 break;
         }
 
         return response('Success', 200);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/Feature/Controller/OpenViduTest.php b/src/tests/Feature/Controller/OpenViduTest.php
index 6a7ae8b0..8e738984 100644
--- a/src/tests/Feature/Controller/OpenViduTest.php
+++ b/src/tests/Feature/Controller/OpenViduTest.php
@@ -1,181 +1,181 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace Tests\Feature\Controller;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\API\V4\OpenViduController;
 use App\OpenVidu\Room;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class OpenViduTest extends TestCase
 {
     /**
      * Test listing user rooms
      *
      * @group openvidu
      */
     public function testIndex(): void
     {
         $john = $this->getTestUser('john@kolab.org');
         $jack = $this->getTestUser('jack@kolab.org');
         Room::where('user_id', $jack->id)->delete();
 
         // Unauth access not allowed
         $response = $this->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms");
         $response->assertStatus(401);
 
         // John has one room
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms");
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertSame(1, $json['count']);
         $this->assertCount(1, $json['list']);
         $this->assertSame('john', $json['list'][0]['name']);
 
-        // John has no room, but it will be auto-created
+        // Jack has no room, but it will be auto-created
         $response = $this->actingAs($jack)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms");
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertSame(1, $json['count']);
         $this->assertCount(1, $json['list']);
-        $this->assertSame('jack', $json['list'][0]['name']);
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^[0-9A-Z]{8}$/', $json['list'][0]['name']);
     }
 
     /**
      * Test joining the room
      *
      * @group openvidu
      */
     public function testJoinRoom(): void
     {
         $john = $this->getTestUser('john@kolab.org');
         $jack = $this->getTestUser('jack@kolab.org');
         $room = Room::where('name', 'john')->first();
         $room->session_id = null;
         $room->save();
 
         // Unauth access, no session yet
         $response = $this->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}");
         $response->assertStatus(423);
 
         // Non-existing room name
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/non-existing");
         $response->assertStatus(404);
 
         // Non-owner, no session yet
         $response = $this->actingAs($jack)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}");
         $response->assertStatus(423);
 
         // Room owner, no session yet
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}");
         $response->assertStatus(424);
 
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}?init=1");
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $session_id = $room->fresh()->session_id;
 
         $this->assertSame('PUBLISHER', $json['role']);
         $this->assertSame($session_id, $json['session']);
         $this->assertTrue(is_string($session_id) && !empty($session_id));
         $this->assertTrue(strpos($json['token'], 'wss://') === 0);
         $this->assertTrue(!array_key_exists('shareToken', $json));
 
         $john_token = $json['token'];
 
         // Non-owner, now the session exists
         $response = $this->actingAs($jack)->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}");
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertSame('PUBLISHER', $json['role']);
         $this->assertSame($session_id, $json['session']);
         $this->assertTrue(strpos($json['token'], 'wss://') === 0);
         $this->assertTrue($json['token'] != $john_token);
         $this->assertTrue(!array_key_exists('shareToken', $json));
     }
 
     /**
      * Test joining the room
      *
      * @group openvidu
      * @depends testJoinRoom
      */
     public function testJoinRoomGuest(): void
     {
         // There's no asy way to logout the user in the same test after
         // using actingAs(). That's why this is moved to a separate test
         $room = Room::where('name', 'john')->first();
 
         // Guest, request with screenShare token
         $response = $this->get("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}?screenShare=1");
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertSame('PUBLISHER', $json['role']);
         $this->assertSame($room->session_id, $json['session']);
         $this->assertTrue(strpos($json['token'], 'wss://') === 0);
         $this->assertTrue(strpos($json['shareToken'], 'wss://') === 0);
         $this->assertTrue($json['shareToken'] != $json['token']);
     }
 
     /**
      * Test closing the room (session)
      *
      * @group openvidu
      * @depends testJoinRoom
      */
     public function testCloseRoom(): void
     {
         $john = $this->getTestUser('john@kolab.org');
         $jack = $this->getTestUser('jack@kolab.org');
         $room = Room::where('name', 'john')->first();
 
         // Unauth access not allowed
         $response = $this->post("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}/close", []);
         $response->assertStatus(401);
 
         // Non-existing room name
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->post("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/non-existing/close", []);
         $response->assertStatus(404);
 
         // Non-owner
         $response = $this->actingAs($jack)->post("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}/close", []);
         $response->assertStatus(403);
 
         // Room owner
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->post("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}/close", []);
         $response->assertStatus(200);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertNull($room->fresh()->session_id);
         $this->assertSame('success', $json['status']);
         $this->assertSame("The session has been closed successfully.", $json['message']);
         $this->assertCount(2, $json);
 
         // TODO: Test if the session is removed from the OpenVidu server too
 
         // Test error handling when it's not possible to delete the session on
         // the OpenVidu server (use fake session_id)
         $room->session_id = 'aaa';
         $room->save();
 
         $response = $this->actingAs($john)->post("api/v4/openvidu/rooms/{$room->name}/close", []);
         $response->assertStatus(500);
 
         $json = $response->json();
 
         $this->assertSame('aaa', $room->fresh()->session_id);
         $this->assertSame('error', $json['status']);
         $this->assertSame("Failed to close the session.", $json['message']);
         $this->assertCount(2, $json);
     }
 }