diff --git a/.emacs.d/functions.org b/.emacs.d/functions.org
index c8959c7..b42bcf9 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/functions.org
+++ b/.emacs.d/functions.org
@@ -34,14 +34,9 @@ These functions are for my org roam daily capture template.
 
 (defun jm/dt-format-link (prefix)
   (let ((item-name (org-entry-get nil "ITEM"))
-        (item-id (org-entry-get nil "ID"))
-        (doc-id (car (org-property-values "ID")))
+        (item-id (org-id-get-create))
         (doc-title (org-get-title)))
-    (cond ((stringp item-id)
-           (format "%s [[id:%s][%s]]" prefix item-id item-name))
-          ((and (stringp doc-id) (stringp doc-title))
-           (format "%s [[id:%s][%s - %s]]" prefix doc-id doc-title item-name))
-          (nil (error "jm/dt-format-link: couldn't find a valid id")))))
+    (format "%s [[id:%s][%s - %s]]" prefix item-id doc-title item-name)))
 #+end_src
 
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