diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AliasController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AliasController.php
index cc6a570..efaacbd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AliasController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AliasController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class AliasController extends Controller
             return response('', 429);
         }
 
-        if ($request->uuid === false) {
+        if ($request->input('format', 'uuid') === 'random_words') {
             $localPart = user()->generateRandomWordLocalPart();
 
             $data = [
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAliasRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAliasRequest.php
index f0c962d..79a4fe0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAliasRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAliasRequest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class StoreAliasRequest extends FormRequest
                 Rule::in($this->user()->domainOptions())
             ],
             'description' => 'nullable|max:100',
-            'uuid' => 'nullable|boolean'
+            'format' => 'nullable|in:uuid,random_words'
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Aliases.vue b/resources/js/pages/Aliases.vue
index 554edcf..d9defd1 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/Aliases.vue
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Aliases.vue
@@ -384,13 +384,17 @@
         </label>
         <div class="block relative w-full mb-4">
           <select
-            v-model="generateAliasIsUuid"
+            v-model="generateAliasFormat"
             id="alias_domain"
             class="block appearance-none w-full text-grey-700 bg-grey-100 p-3 pr-8 rounded shadow focus:shadow-outline"
             required
           >
-            <option :value="true">UUID</option>
-            <option :value="false">Random Words</option>
+            <option
+              v-for="formatOption in aliasFormatOptions"
+              :key="formatOption.value"
+              :value="formatOption.value"
+              >{{ formatOption.label }}</option
+            >
           </select>
           <div
             class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center px-2 text-gray-700"
@@ -599,7 +603,17 @@ export default {
       generateAliasLoading: false,
       generateAliasDomain: this.domain,
       generateAliasDescription: '',
-      generateAliasIsUuid: true,
+      generateAliasFormat: 'uuid',
+      aliasFormatOptions: [
+        {
+          value: 'uuid',
+          label: 'UUID',
+        },
+        {
+          value: 'random_words',
+          label: 'Random Words',
+        },
+      ],
       recipientsAliasToEdit: {},
       aliasRecipientsToEdit: [],
       columns: [
@@ -777,7 +791,7 @@ export default {
           JSON.stringify({
             domain: this.generateAliasDomain,
             description: this.generateAliasDescription,
-            uuid: this.generateAliasIsUuid,
+            format: this.generateAliasFormat,
           }),
           {
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/AliasesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/AliasesTest.php
index 83410c4..84cc513 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/AliasesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/AliasesTest.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class AliasesTest extends TestCase
         $response = $this->json('POST', '/api/v1/aliases', [
             'domain' => 'anonaddy.me',
             'description' => 'the description',
-            'uuid' => false
+            'format' => 'random_words'
         ]);
 
         $response->assertStatus(201);