diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c1017e2..cd88741 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           brew update
-          brew install git python3 zsh curl e2fsprogs
+          brew install git python3 zsh curl
           sudo pip3 install requests
 
       - name: checkout repo
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 147ceef..b6c1233 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ install_dependencies()
             ;;
         "macos" )
             $SUDO brew update
-            $SUDO brew install git zsh curl tmux vim util-linux e2fsprogs
+            $SUDO brew install git zsh curl tmux vim util-linux
             ;;
         "msys" )
             pacman -Syu
diff --git a/tools/logger.sh b/tools/logger.sh
index f7bb8b5..a822b04 100755
--- a/tools/logger.sh
+++ b/tools/logger.sh
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@ fi
 
 init_uuid()
 {
-    local raw_uuid
-    if [[ -f /var/lib/dbus/machine-id ]]; then
-        raw_uuid=$(cat /var/lib/dbus/machine-id)
-    elif [[ -f /etc/machine-id ]]; then
-        raw_uuid=$(cat /etc/machine-id)
-    elif [[ -f ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid ]]; then
-        raw_uuid=$(cat ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid)
+    local uuid
+    if  [[ -f ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid ]]; then
+        uuid=$(cat ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid)
     else
+        if [[ -x $(command -v uuidgen) ]]; then
+            uuid=$(uuidgen)
+        elif [[ -f /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid ]]; then
+            uuid=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)
+        else
+            fmt_fatal "unable to generate uuid"
+        fi
         mkdir -p ~/.config/dotfiles
-        raw_uuid=$(uuidgen)
-        echo "$raw_uuid" > ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid
+        echo "$uuid" > ~/.config/dotfiles/uuid
     fi
-    uuid=$(uuidgen -n "cc23b903-1993-44eb-9c90-48bd841eeac3" -s -N "$raw_uuid")
 }
 
 post_beacon()