diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00535c6..b33943b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ func cmdAdd(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get Mycelium IP: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create veth pair
-	hostVethName := fmt.Sprintf("veth-%s", args.ContainerID[:8])
+	// Create veth pair with unique naming
+	hostVethName := generateVethName(args.ContainerID)
 	containerVethName := "eth0"
 
 	hostVeth, containerVeth, err := createVethPair(hostVethName, containerVethName)
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func cmdCheck(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 
 func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 	// Clean up veth pair (host side will be automatically removed)
-	hostVethName := fmt.Sprintf("veth-%s", args.ContainerID[:8])
+	hostVethName := generateVethName(args.ContainerID)
 
 	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(hostVethName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -146,14 +148,25 @@ func getMyceliumIP(interfaceName string) (net.IP, error) {
 }
 
 func generateContainerIP(myceliumPrefix net.IP, containerID string) net.IP {
-	// Generate a container IP within the /64 prefix
-	// Using simple approach: prefix + ::1 (could be made more sophisticated)
+	// Generate a unique container IP within the /64 prefix using container ID hash
+	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(containerID))
+	
 	containerIP := make(net.IP, len(myceliumPrefix))
 	copy(containerIP, myceliumPrefix)
-	containerIP[15] = 1 // Set last byte to 1
+	
+	// Use first 8 bytes of hash for the host part (last 64 bits)
+	copy(containerIP[8:], hash[:8])
+	
 	return containerIP
 }
 
+func generateVethName(containerID string) string {
+	// Generate unique but short veth name using hash of container ID
+	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(containerID))
+	shortHash := hex.EncodeToString(hash[:4]) // Use first 4 bytes for 8-char hex
+	return fmt.Sprintf("veth-%s", shortHash)
+}
+
 func createVethPair(hostName, containerName string) (netlink.Link, netlink.Link, error) {
 	veth := &netlink.Veth{
 		LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{Name: hostName},