diff --git a/core/core-server.ts b/core/core-server.ts
index d2602f4..add3bd0 100644
--- a/core/core-server.ts
+++ b/core/core-server.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class SocioServer extends LogHandler {
     //rate limits server functions globally
     #ratelimits: { [key: string]: RateLimiter | null } = { con: null, upd:null};
 
-    #lifecycle_hooks: ServerLifecycleHooks = { con: undefined, discon: undefined, msg: undefined, sub: undefined, unsub: undefined, upd: undefined, auth: undefined, gen_client_id: undefined, grant_perm: undefined, serv: undefined, admin: undefined, blob: undefined, file_upload: undefined, file_download: undefined, endpoint: undefined }; //call the register function to hook on these. They will be called if they exist
+    #lifecycle_hooks: ServerLifecycleHooks = { con: undefined, discon: undefined, msg: undefined, sub: undefined, unsub: undefined, upd: undefined, auth: undefined, gen_client_id: undefined, grant_perm: undefined, serv: undefined, admin: undefined, blob: undefined, file_upload: undefined, file_download: undefined, endpoint: undefined, gen_prop_name:undefined }; //call the register function to hook on these. They will be called if they exist
     //If the hook returns a truthy value, then it is assumed, that the hook handled the msg and the lib will not. Otherwise, by default, the lib handles the msg.
     //msg hook receives all incomming msgs to the server. 
     //upd works the same as msg, but for everytime updates need to be propogated to all the sockets.
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export class SocioServer extends LogHandler {
                     }
                     // if a name hasnt been supplied, then generate a unique prop name and return it
                     if (!data?.prop){
-                        data.prop = UUID();
+                        data.prop = this.#lifecycle_hooks.gen_prop_name ? await this.#lifecycle_hooks.gen_prop_name() : UUID();
                         while (this.#props.has(data.prop)) data.prop = UUID();
                     }
 
diff --git a/core/package-lock.json b/core/package-lock.json
index ac4596e..c47ab02 100644
--- a/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/core/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "socio",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "socio",
-      "version": "1.6.2",
+      "version": "1.6.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index e2605d7..6caa2c1 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socio",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3",
   "description": "A WebSocket Real-Time Communication (RTC) API framework.",
   "main": "./dist/core.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/core/types.d.ts b/core/types.d.ts
index adbba13..4d1679d 100644
--- a/core/types.d.ts
+++ b/core/types.d.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type LoggingOpts = { logging?: LoggerOptions };
 export type SessionOpts = { session_timeout_ttl_ms: number, max_payload_size?: number };
 
 //server hook functions
-export type ServerLifecycleHooks = { con?: Con_Hook, discon?: Discon_Hook, msg?: Msg_Hook, sub?: Sub_Hook, unsub?: Unsub_Hook, upd?: Upd_Hook, auth?: Auth_Hook, gen_client_id?: GenCLientID_Hook, grant_perm?: GrantPerm_Hook, serv?: Serv_Hook, admin?: Admin_Hook, blob?: Blob_Hook, file_upload?: FileUpload_Hook, file_download?: FileDownload_Hook, endpoint?: Endpoint_Hook };
+export type ServerLifecycleHooks = { con?: Con_Hook, discon?: Discon_Hook, msg?: Msg_Hook, sub?: Sub_Hook, unsub?: Unsub_Hook, upd?: Upd_Hook, auth?: Auth_Hook, gen_client_id?: GenCLientID_Hook, grant_perm?: GrantPerm_Hook, serv?: Serv_Hook, admin?: Admin_Hook, blob?: Blob_Hook, file_upload?: FileUpload_Hook, file_download?: FileDownload_Hook, endpoint?: Endpoint_Hook, gen_prop_name?: Gen_Prop_Name_Hook };
 export type GenCLientID_Hook = () => ClientID | Promise<ClientID>;
 export type Con_Hook = (client: SocioSession, request: IncomingMessage) => void | Promise<void>;
 export type Discon_Hook = (client: SocioSession) => void | Promise<void>;
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export type Admin_Hook = (client: SocioSession, data: MessageDataObj) => boolean
 export type FileUpload_Hook = (client: SocioSession, files?: SocioFiles, data?: any) => Bit | boolean | Promise<Bit | boolean>;
 export type FileDownload_Hook = (client: SocioSession, data: any) => FS_Util_Response | Promise<FS_Util_Response>;
 export type Upd_Hook = (sessions: Map<ClientID, SocioSession>, initiator: SocioSession, sql: string, params:object) => boolean | Promise<boolean>;
-export type Endpoint_Hook = (client: SocioSession, endpoint:string) => string | Promise<string>;
+export type Endpoint_Hook = (client: SocioSession, endpoint: string) => string | Promise<string>;
+export type Gen_Prop_Name_Hook = () => string | Promise<string>;
 // export type _Hook = (client: SocioSession) => boolean;
 
 //client hook functions