diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
index 0ec87956e..fdb2200ab 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ module JamRuby
       self.name = metadata["name"] || name
 
       if jam_track.new_record?
-        jam_track.id = "#{JamTrack.count + 1}" # default is UUID, but the initial import was based on auto-increment ID, so we'll maintain that
+        latest_jamtrack = JamTrack.order('created_at desc').first
+        id = latest_jamtrack.nil? ? 1 : latest_jamtrack.to_i + 1
+        jam_track.id = "#{id}" # default is UUID, but the initial import was based on auto-increment ID, so we'll maintain that
         jam_track.status = 'Staging'
         jam_track.metalocation = metalocation
         jam_track.original_artist = metadata["original_artist"] || original_artist