diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/resources/terminal-unix.json b/RedPandaIDE/resources/terminal-unix.json
index a7828b20..1dc98a17 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/resources/terminal-unix.json
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/resources/terminal-unix.json
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
             {
                 "name": "Elementary Terminal",
                 "path": "io.elementary.terminal",
-                "argsPattern": "$term --gapplication-app-id $random_app_id -e \"$unix_command\"",
+                "argsPattern": "$term --gapplication-app-id $sequential_app_id -e \"$unix_command\"",
                 "comment": "confirm to quit"
             },
             {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
             {
                 "name": "GNOME Console",
                 "path": "kgx",
-                "argsPattern": "$term --gapplication-app-id $random_app_id -- $argv",
+                "argsPattern": "$term --gapplication-app-id $sequential_app_id -- $argv",
                 "comment": "confirm to quit"
             },
             {
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index d7b9e6a0..566f28c7 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -4134,7 +4134,7 @@ const QMap<QString, QString> Settings::Environment::mTerminalArgsPatternMagicVar
     {"dos_command", "$dos_command"},
     {"lpCommandLine", "$lpCommandLine"},
     {"tmpfile", "$tmpfile"},
-    {"random_app_id", "$random_app_id"},
+    {"sequential_app_id", "$sequential_app_id"},
 };
 
 Settings::Executor::Executor(Settings *settings):_Base(settings, SETTING_EXECUTOR)
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
index 002955b3..d7eb4726 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
@@ -754,9 +754,10 @@ std::tuple<QString, QStringList, PNonExclusiveTemporaryFileOwner> wrapCommandFor
                 QFile(temproryFile->fileName()).setPermissions(QFileDevice::ReadOwner | QFileDevice::WriteOwner | QFileDevice::ExeOwner);
             }
             wrappedArgs.push_back(temproryFile->fileName());
-        } else if (patternItem == "$random_app_id") {
-            QString randomSuffix = QString::number(QRandomGenerator::global()->generate());
-            QString appId = "io.redpanda.term" + randomSuffix;
+        } else if (patternItem == "$sequential_app_id") {
+            static QString prefix = QStringLiteral("io.redpanda.term_%1_").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationPid());
+            static std::atomic<int> appIdCounter = 0;
+            QString appId = prefix + QString::number(++appIdCounter);
             wrappedArgs.push_back(appId);
         } else
             wrappedArgs.push_back(patternItem);