diff --git a/apps/api/src/affiliate/utils/affiliateCodeGenerator.ts b/apps/api/src/affiliate/utils/affiliateCodeGenerator.ts
index 219be8d2f..a82d09e6a 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/affiliate/utils/affiliateCodeGenerator.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/affiliate/utils/affiliateCodeGenerator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import crypto from 'crypto'
 
 export function affiliateCodeGenerator(affiliateId: string) {
-  const uniqueHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(affiliateId).digest('hex').slice(0, 5)
+  const uniqueHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(affiliateId).digest('hex').slice(0, 8)
   return 'af_' + uniqueHash
 }