diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
index 584541ff08e..9b9eb63050a 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import erpnext
 import json
 import itertools
 from frappe import msgprint, _
-from frappe.utils import cstr, flt, cint, getdate, now_datetime, formatdate, strip, get_timestamp
+from frappe.utils import (cstr, flt, cint, getdate, now_datetime, formatdate,
+	strip, get_timestamp, random_string)
 from frappe.website.website_generator import WebsiteGenerator
 from erpnext.setup.doctype.item_group.item_group import invalidate_cache_for, get_parent_item_groups
 from frappe.website.render import clear_cache
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ class Item(WebsiteGenerator):
 	def make_route(self):
 		if not self.route:
 			return cstr(frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group,
-				'route')) + '/' + self.scrub(self.item_code + '-' + self.name)
+				'route')) + '/' + self.scrub(self.item_name + '-' + random_string(5))
 
 	def get_parents(self, context):
 		item_group, route = frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group, ['name', 'route'])