diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 1b31497..681fbe2 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "throttle-debounce": "^5.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@pomade/core": "^0.1.3",
+    "@pomade/core": "^0.2.1",
     "@welshman/feeds": "workspace:*",
     "@welshman/lib": "workspace:*",
     "@welshman/net": "workspace:*",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "rimraf": "~6.0.0",
     "typescript": "~5.8.0",
-    "@pomade/core": "^0.1.3",
+    "@pomade/core": "^0.2.1",
     "@types/throttle-debounce": "^5.0.2",
     "@welshman/feeds": "workspace:*",
     "@welshman/lib": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/util/src/Room.ts b/packages/util/src/Room.ts
index 5ec9802..4c82360 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/Room.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/Room.ts
@@ -31,15 +31,32 @@ export type PublishedRoomMeta = Omit<RoomMeta, "event"> & {
   event: TrustedEvent
 }
 
-export const makeRoomMeta = (room: Partial<RoomMeta> = {}): RoomMeta => {
-  const v = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "ay", "ey", "oy", "ou", "ia", "ea", "ough", "oo", "ee", "argh"]
-  const c = ["p", "b", "t", "d", "k", "g", "ch", "sh", "th", "f", "v", "s", "z", "l", "r", "m", "n", "pl", "bl", "cl", "gl", "pr", "br", "tr", "dr", "kr", "gr", "fl", "sl", "fr", "thr", "str", "sk", "sp", "st"]
-  const n = 6 + Math.random()*2|0, s = [c, v]
-  Math.random() < 0.5 && s.reverse()
-  const pronounceableId = Array.from({length: n}, (_, i) => s[i%2].splice(Math.random()*s[i%2].length|0, 1)).join("") + (1 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 9))
+const vowels = "a,e,i,o,u,ay,ey,oy,ou,ia,ea,ough,oo,ee,argh".split(",")
 
+const consonants =
+  "p,b,t,d,k,g,ch,sh,th,f,v,s,z,l,r,m,n,pl,bl,cl,gl,pr,br,tr,dr,kr,gr,fl,sl,fr,thr,str,sk,sp,st".split(
+    ",",
+  )
+
+export const generateH = () => {
+  const n = (6 + Math.random() * 2) | 0
+  const s = [consonants, vowels]
+
+  if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
+    s.reverse()
+  }
+
+  return (
+    Array.from({length: n}, (_, i) =>
+      s[i % 2].splice((Math.random() * s[i % 2].length) | 0, 1),
+    ).join("") +
+    (1 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 9))
+  )
+}
+
+export const makeRoomMeta = (room: Partial<RoomMeta> = {}): RoomMeta => {
   return {
-    h: room.h ?? pronounceableId,
+    h: room.h ?? generateH(),
     ...room,
   }
 }