diff --git a/configs/cb-aarch64.yaml b/configs/cb-aarch64.yaml
index 2c42513..4e940d7 100644
--- a/configs/cb-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/configs/cb-aarch64.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
     packages:
     - apt-scripts
     - systemd-settings-disable-kill-user-processes
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
   rootfs-sysvinit:
     target: ve/sysvinit-etcnet
     kinds:
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ images:
     target: vm/cloud-systemd
     kinds:
     - qcow2c
-    # scripts:
+    scripts:
+    - machine_id
     packages:
     - update-kernel
     - apt-scripts
@@ -69,6 +72,17 @@ branches:
     branding: alt-starterkit
 
 scripts:
+  machine_id:
+    contents: |
+      #!/bin/sh -exu
+
+      etc_machine_id=/etc/machine-id
+      dbus_machine_id=/var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+
+      rm -f "$etc_machine_id" "$dbus_machine_id"
+      touch "$etc_machine_id"
+    global: no
+    number: 90
   securetty:
     contents: |
       #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/configs/cb-ve-other.yaml b/configs/cb-ve-other.yaml
index 24be6d7..94952ae 100644
--- a/configs/cb-ve-other.yaml
+++ b/configs/cb-ve-other.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
     packages:
     - apt-scripts
     - systemd-settings-disable-kill-user-processes
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
   rootfs-sysvinit:
     target: ve/sysvinit-etcnet
     kinds:
@@ -61,6 +63,17 @@ branches:
     branding: alt-starterkit
 
 scripts:
+  machine_id:
+    contents: |
+      #!/bin/sh -exu
+
+      etc_machine_id=/etc/machine-id
+      dbus_machine_id=/var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+
+      rm -f "$etc_machine_id" "$dbus_machine_id"
+      touch "$etc_machine_id"
+    global: no
+    number: 90
   securetty:
     contents: |
       #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/configs/cb-ve-x86.yaml b/configs/cb-ve-x86.yaml
index 179b41f..a3167ee 100644
--- a/configs/cb-ve-x86.yaml
+++ b/configs/cb-ve-x86.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
     packages:
     - apt-scripts
     - systemd-settings-disable-kill-user-processes
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ images:
     - method: lxd
     scripts:
     - securetty
+    - machine_id
   rootfs-sysvinit:
     target: ve/sysvinit-etcnet
     kinds:
@@ -61,6 +63,17 @@ branches:
     branding: alt-starterkit
 
 scripts:
+  machine_id:
+    contents: |
+      #!/bin/sh -exu
+
+      etc_machine_id=/etc/machine-id
+      dbus_machine_id=/var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+
+      rm -f "$etc_machine_id" "$dbus_machine_id"
+      touch "$etc_machine_id"
+    global: no
+    number: 90
   securetty:
     contents: |
       #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/configs/cb-vm.yaml b/configs/cb-vm.yaml
index 142874f..f320528 100644
--- a/configs/cb-vm.yaml
+++ b/configs/cb-vm.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ images:
     - ppc64le
     exclude_branches:
     - c8
+    scripts:
+    - machine_id
     rename:
       regex: '(.*)\.qcow2c$'
       to: '\1.qcow2'
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ images:
     exclude_branches:
     - p8
     - c8
-    # scripts:
+    scripts:
+    - machine_id
     packages:
     - update-kernel
     - apt-scripts
@@ -69,6 +72,17 @@ branches:
     branding: alt-starterkit
 
 scripts:
+  machine_id:
+    contents: |
+      #!/bin/sh -exu
+
+      etc_machine_id=/etc/machine-id
+      dbus_machine_id=/var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+
+      rm -f "$etc_machine_id" "$dbus_machine_id"
+      touch "$etc_machine_id"
+    global: no
+    number: 90
   securetty:
     contents: |
       #!/bin/sh