diff --git a/lib/list.go b/lib/list.go
index f20c529..b152cb0 100644
--- a/lib/list.go
+++ b/lib/list.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func listPostHandler(h handler) {
 
 	var listID string
 	if list == nil {
-		listID = genID()
+		listID = GenID()
 		err = h.db.NewBookList(listID, listTitle, h.sess.User, []string{})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error creating list ", listTitle, " by user ", h.sess.User, ": ", err)
diff --git a/lib/upload.go b/lib/upload.go
index 3766ee0..844ef33 100644
--- a/lib/upload.go
+++ b/lib/upload.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (req uploadRequest) processFile(db database.DB, store storage.Store) {
 	defer epub.Close()
 
 	book := parser.EpubMetadata(epub)
-	book.ID = genID()
+	book.ID = GenID()
 
 	req.file.Seek(0, 0)
 	size, err := store.Store(book.ID, req.file, epubFile)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func uploadPostHandler(h handler) {
 	defer h.r.MultipartForm.RemoveAll()
 
 	filesForm := h.r.MultipartForm.File["epub"]
-	submissionID := genID()
+	submissionID := GenID()
 	for _, f := range filesForm {
 		submission := database.Submission{
 			SubmissionID: submissionID,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func submissionCommentHandler(h handler) {
 	http.Redirect(h.w, h.r, "/submission/"+submissionID, http.StatusFound)
 }
 
-func genID() string {
+func GenID() string {
 	b := make([]byte, 12)
 	rand.Read(b)
 	return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(b)