diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/FlowSnippetDTO.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/FlowSnippetDTO.java
index 79d94ebc41..33296f894c 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/FlowSnippetDTO.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/FlowSnippetDTO.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiModelProperty;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 @XmlType(name = "flowSnippet")
 public class FlowSnippetDTO {
 
+    private static final long LSB = 0;
+
     private Set<ProcessGroupDTO> processGroups = new LinkedHashSet<>();
     private Set<RemoteProcessGroupDTO> remoteProcessGroups = new LinkedHashSet<>();
     private Set<ProcessorDTO> processors = new LinkedHashSet<>();
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ public class FlowSnippetDTO {
     private Set<ControllerServiceDTO> controllerServices = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
     private final boolean newTemplate;
+    private Set<String> convertedUuids = new HashSet<>();
 
     public FlowSnippetDTO() {
         this(false);
@@ -200,18 +204,25 @@ public class FlowSnippetDTO {
     }
 
     private long generateMsb(String id) {
-        UUID temp = UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(id.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        long msb = temp.getMostSignificantBits();
-        return msb;
+        final UUID temp;
+        if (convertedUuids.contains(id)) {
+            temp = UUID.fromString(id);
+        } else {
+            temp = UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(id.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+
+            // record what the converted uuid will be so we do not re-convert a previously converted uuid
+            convertedUuids.add(new UUID(temp.getMostSignificantBits(), LSB).toString());
+        }
+        return temp.getMostSignificantBits();
     }
 
     private void removeInstanceIdentifierIfNecessary(Set<? extends ComponentDTO> componentDtos) {
         if (this.newTemplate) {
             for (ComponentDTO componentDto : componentDtos) {
-                UUID id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(componentDto.getId()), 0);
+                UUID id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(componentDto.getId()), LSB);
                 componentDto.setId(id.toString());
 
-                id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(componentDto.getParentGroupId()), 0);
+                id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(componentDto.getParentGroupId()), LSB);
                 componentDto.setParentGroupId(id.toString());
                 if (componentDto instanceof ControllerServiceDTO) {
                     ControllerServiceDTO csDTO = (ControllerServiceDTO) componentDto;
@@ -221,7 +232,7 @@ public class FlowSnippetDTO {
                         if (entry.getValue().getIdentifiesControllerService() != null && props.get(entry.getKey()) != null) {
                             String key = entry.getKey();
                             String value = props.get(key);
-                            id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(value), 0);
+                            id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(value), LSB);
                             props.put(key, id.toString());
                         }
                     }
@@ -233,7 +244,7 @@ public class FlowSnippetDTO {
                         if (entry.getValue().getIdentifiesControllerService() != null && props.get(entry.getKey()) != null) {
                             String key = entry.getKey();
                             String value = props.get(key);
-                            id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(value), 0);
+                            id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(value), LSB);
                             props.put(key, id.toString());
                         }
                     }
@@ -242,20 +253,20 @@ public class FlowSnippetDTO {
 
                     ConnectableDTO cdto = connectionDTO.getSource();
                     if (!cdto.getType().equals("REMOTE_INPUT_PORT") && !cdto.getType().equals("REMOTE_OUTPUT_PORT")) {
-                        id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getId()), 0);
+                        id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getId()), LSB);
                         cdto.setId(id.toString());
                     }
 
-                    id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getGroupId()), 0);
+                    id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getGroupId()), LSB);
                     cdto.setGroupId(id.toString());
 
                     cdto = connectionDTO.getDestination();
                     if (!cdto.getType().equals("REMOTE_INPUT_PORT") && !cdto.getType().equals("REMOTE_OUTPUT_PORT")) {
-                        id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getId()), 0);
+                        id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getId()), LSB);
                         cdto.setId(id.toString());
                     }
 
-                    id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getGroupId()), 0);
+                    id = new UUID(this.generateMsb(cdto.getGroupId()), LSB);
                     cdto.setGroupId(id.toString());
                 } else if (componentDto instanceof ProcessGroupDTO) {
                     FlowSnippetDTO fsDTO = ((ProcessGroupDTO) componentDto).getContents();