diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.cpp
index 7be4ed401e..83d0adfbfa 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ void SkyBrowserModule::addTargetBrowserPair(const std::string& targetId,
     if (browser && target) {
         _targetsBrowsers.push_back(std::make_unique<TargetBrowserPair>(target, browser));
     }
+    _uniqueIdentifierCounter++;
 }
 
 void SkyBrowserModule::removeTargetBrowserPair(const std::string& id) {
@@ -425,6 +426,10 @@ glm::ivec3 SkyBrowserModule::highlight() const {
     return _highlightAddition;
 }
 
+int SkyBrowserModule::uniqueIdentifierCounter() const {
+    return _uniqueIdentifierCounter;
+}
+
 bool SkyBrowserModule::isCameraInSolarSystem() const {
     return _isCameraInSolarSystem;
 }
diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.h b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.h
index 8aa948f5af..9b82a74f49 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.h
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     std::string selectedBrowserId() const;
     std::string selectedTargetId() const;
     glm::ivec3 highlight() const;
+    int uniqueIdentifierCounter() const;
 
     void setSelectedBrowser(const std::string& id);
     void setHoverCircle(SceneGraphNode* circle);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ private:
     TargetBrowserPair* _mouseOnPair = nullptr;
     SceneGraphNode* _hoverCircle = nullptr;
     std::string _selectedBrowser = ""; // Currently selected browser
+    int _uniqueIdentifierCounter = 0;
 
     // Flags
     bool _isCameraInSolarSystem = true; // Visualization modes
diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule_lua.inl b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule_lua.inl
index b6501bf635..e215ded25e 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule_lua.inl
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/skybrowsermodule_lua.inl
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@ namespace {
 
     SkyBrowserModule* module = global::moduleEngine->module<SkyBrowserModule>();
 
-    int noOfPairs = module->nPairs();
-    std::string nameBrowser = "Sky Browser " + std::to_string(noOfPairs);
-    std::string nameTarget = "Sky Target " + std::to_string(noOfPairs);
-    std::string idBrowser = "SkyBrowser" + std::to_string(noOfPairs);
-    std::string idTarget = "SkyTarget" + std::to_string(noOfPairs);
+    int uniqueIdentifier = module->uniqueIdentifierCounter();
+    std::string nameBrowser = "Sky Browser " + std::to_string(uniqueIdentifier);
+    std::string nameTarget = "Sky Target " + std::to_string(uniqueIdentifier);
+    std::string idBrowser = "SkyBrowser" + std::to_string(uniqueIdentifier);
+    std::string idTarget = "SkyTarget" + std::to_string(uniqueIdentifier);
     // Determine starting point on screen for the target
     glm::vec3 positionBrowser = glm::vec3(0.f, 0.f, -2.1f);
     glm::vec3 positionTarget = glm::vec3(0.9f, 0.4f, -2.1f);