1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/job_waiter.rb b/lib/gitlab/job_waiter.rb
index 52234b50a1f..880b112d815 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/job_waiter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/job_waiter.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ module Gitlab
       key.is_a?(String) && key =~ /\A#{KEY_PREFIX}:\h{8}-\h{4}-\h{4}-\h{4}-\h{12}\z/o
     end
 
+    def self.generate_key
+      "#{KEY_PREFIX}:#{SecureRandom.uuid}"
+    end
+
     attr_reader :key, :finished, :worker_label
     attr_accessor :jobs_remaining