diff --git a/src/domains.js b/src/domains.js
index 19f179d3f..699305fd3 100644
--- a/src/domains.js
+++ b/src/domains.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = exports = {
 var assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
+    crypto = require('crypto'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:domains'),
     domaindb = require('./domaindb.js'),
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
@@ -191,7 +192,11 @@ function add(domain, data, auditSource, callback) {
     let error = validateTlsConfig(tlsConfig, provider);
     if (error) return callback(error);
 
-    if (!dkimSelector) dkimSelector = 'cloudron-' + settings.adminDomain().replace(/\./g, '');
+    if (!dkimSelector) {
+        // create a unique suffix. this lets one add this domain can be added in another cloudron instance and not have their dkim selector conflict
+        const suffix = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(settings.adminDomain()).digest('hex').substr(0, 6);
+        dkimSelector = `cloudron-${suffix}`;
+    }
 
     verifyDnsConfig(config, domain, zoneName, provider, function (error, sanitizedConfig) {
         if (error) return callback(error);