diff --git a/app/Models/Server.php b/app/Models/Server.php
index 6b59654ef..06426f211 100644
--- a/app/Models/Server.php
+++ b/app/Models/Server.php
@@ -155,12 +155,7 @@ protected static function booted()
                         'server_id' => $server->id,
                     ])->save();
                 } else {
-                    (new StandaloneDocker)->forceFill([
-                        'id' => 0,
-                        'name' => 'coolify',
-                        'network' => 'coolify',
-                        'server_id' => $server->id,
-                    ])->saveQuietly();
+                    (new StandaloneDocker)->forceFill($server->defaultStandaloneDockerAttributes(id: 0))->saveQuietly();
                 }
             } else {
                 if ($server->isSwarm()) {
@@ -171,12 +166,7 @@ protected static function booted()
                     ]);
                 } else {
                     $standaloneDocker = new StandaloneDocker;
-                    $standaloneDocker->forceFill([
-                        'name' => 'coolify',
-                        'uuid' => (string) new Cuid2,
-                        'network' => 'coolify',
-                        'server_id' => $server->id,
-                    ]);
+                    $standaloneDocker->forceFill($server->defaultStandaloneDockerAttributes());
                     $standaloneDocker->saveQuietly();
                 }
             }
@@ -1043,6 +1033,25 @@ public function team()
         return $this->belongsTo(Team::class);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array{id?: int, name: string, uuid: string, network: string, server_id: int}
+     */
+    public function defaultStandaloneDockerAttributes(?int $id = null): array
+    {
+        $attributes = [
+            'name' => 'coolify',
+            'uuid' => (string) new Cuid2,
+            'network' => 'coolify',
+            'server_id' => $this->id,
+        ];
+
+        if (! is_null($id)) {
+            $attributes['id'] = $id;
+        }
+
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+
     public function environment_variables()
     {
         return $this->hasMany(SharedEnvironmentVariable::class)->where('type', 'server');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_24_095507_add_server_to_shared_environment_variables_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_24_095507_add_server_to_shared_environment_variables_table.php
index 0207ed955..a6a6fe872 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2025_12_24_095507_add_server_to_shared_environment_variables_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_24_095507_add_server_to_shared_environment_variables_table.php
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 
-return new class extends Migration {
+return new class extends Migration
+{
     /**
      * Run the migrations.
      */
     public function up(): void
     {
-        DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables DROP CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check");
-        DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables ADD CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check CHECK (type IN ('team', 'project', 'environment', 'server'))");
-        Schema::table('shared_environment_variables', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->foreignId('server_id')->nullable()->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
-            $table->unique(['key', 'server_id', 'team_id']);
+        DB::transaction(function () {
+            DB::statement('ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS shared_environment_variables_type_check');
+            DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables ADD CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check CHECK (type IN ('team', 'project', 'environment', 'server'))");
+            Schema::table('shared_environment_variables', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->foreignId('server_id')->nullable()->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+                // NULL != NULL in PostgreSQL unique indexes, so this only enforces uniqueness
+                // for server-scoped rows (where server_id is non-null). Other scopes are covered
+                // by existing unique constraints on ['key', 'project_id', 'team_id'] and ['key', 'environment_id', 'team_id'].
+                $table->unique(['key', 'server_id', 'team_id']);
+            });
         });
     }
 
@@ -24,12 +30,14 @@ public function up(): void
      */
     public function down(): void
     {
-        Schema::table('shared_environment_variables', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropUnique(['key', 'server_id', 'team_id']);
-            $table->dropForeign(['server_id']);
-            $table->dropColumn('server_id');
+        DB::transaction(function () {
+            Schema::table('shared_environment_variables', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->dropUnique(['key', 'server_id', 'team_id']);
+                $table->dropForeign(['server_id']);
+                $table->dropColumn('server_id');
+            });
+            DB::statement('ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS shared_environment_variables_type_check');
+            DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables ADD CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check CHECK (type IN ('team', 'project', 'environment'))");
         });
-        DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables DROP CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check");
-        DB::statement("ALTER TABLE shared_environment_variables ADD CONSTRAINT shared_environment_variables_type_check CHECK (type IN ('team', 'project', 'environment'))");
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ServerBootstrapDestinationAttributesTest.php b/tests/Unit/ServerBootstrapDestinationAttributesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9d229fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ServerBootstrapDestinationAttributesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Server;
+
+it('includes a uuid in standalone docker bootstrap attributes for the root server path', function () {
+    $server = new Server;
+    $server->id = 0;
+
+    $attributes = $server->defaultStandaloneDockerAttributes(id: 0);
+
+    expect($attributes)
+        ->toMatchArray([
+            'id' => 0,
+            'name' => 'coolify',
+            'network' => 'coolify',
+            'server_id' => 0,
+        ])
+        ->and($attributes['uuid'])->toBeString()
+        ->and($attributes['uuid'])->not->toBe('');
+});