diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb4c976..ca5fd80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,13 +246,19 @@ handle_api_errors(
 ### Error IDs
 Sometimes it's helpful to include IDs with your error responses so that you can
 correlate a specific error with a record in your logs or bug tracking software.
+For this you can use the `error_id` option.
 
+You can either use the UUID error strategy
 ```ruby
-handle_api_errors(
-  error_id: Proc.new { |error| SecureRandom.uuid }
-)
+handle_api_errors(error_id: :uuid)
+```
+
+Or pass a Proc if you need to do something custom.
+```ruby
+handle_api_errors(error_id: Proc.new { |error| SecureRandom.uuid })
 ```
 
+These will result in:
 ```json
 {
   "error": {
diff --git a/lib/api_error_handler.rb b/lib/api_error_handler.rb
index 65f927b..bffe117 100644
--- a/lib/api_error_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/api_error_handler.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative "./api_error_handler/version"
 require_relative "./api_error_handler/action_controller"
+require_relative "./api_error_handler/error_id_generator"
 Dir[File.join(__dir__, 'api_error_handler', 'serializers', "*.rb")].each { |file| require file }
 
 module ApiErrorHandler
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ module ApiErrorHandler
 
   def handle_api_errors(options = {})
     format = options.fetch(:format, :json)
-    status_mapping = ActionDispatch::ExceptionWrapper.rescue_responses
     error_reporter = options[:error_reporter]
     serializer_options = SERIALIZER_OPTIONS.merge(
       options.slice(*SERIALIZER_OPTIONS.keys)
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ def handle_api_errors(options = {})
 
     serializer_class = options[:serializer] || SERIALIZERS_BY_FORMAT.fetch(format)
     content_type = options[:content_type] || CONTENT_TYPE_BY_FORMAT[format]
-
     rescue_from StandardError do |error|
       begin
-        status = status_mapping[error.class.to_s]
+        status = ActionDispatch::ExceptionWrapper.rescue_responses[error.class.to_s]
 
-        error_id = nil
-        error_id = options[:error_id].call(error) if options[:error_id]
+        error_id = ErrorIdGenerator.run(options[:error_id])
         error_reporter.call(error, error_id) if error_reporter
 
         serializer = serializer_class.new(error, status)
diff --git a/lib/api_error_handler/error_id_generator.rb b/lib/api_error_handler/error_id_generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4aa285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api_error_handler/error_id_generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require "securerandom"
+require_relative "./errors"
+
+module ApiErrorHandler
+  class ErrorIdGenerator
+    def self.run(error_id_option)
+      if error_id_option.instance_of?(Proc)
+        error_id_option.call
+      elsif error_id_option == :uuid
+        SecureRandom.uuid
+      elsif error_id_option.nil?
+        nil
+      else
+        raise(InvalidOptionError, "Unable to handle `#{error_id_option}` as argument for the `:error_id` option.")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/api_error_handler/errors.rb b/lib/api_error_handler/errors.rb
index a0163c8..0ac25c3 100644
--- a/lib/api_error_handler/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/api_error_handler/errors.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module ApiErrorHandler
-  # class UnknownSerializerError < ArgumentError; end
+  class Error < StandardError; end
+
+  class InvalidOptionError < Error; end
 end
diff --git a/spec/api_error_handler/error_id_generator_spec.rb b/spec/api_error_handler/error_id_generator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..694fbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/api_error_handler/error_id_generator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require_relative "../../lib/api_error_handler/error_id_generator"
+
+RSpec.describe ApiErrorHandler::ErrorIdGenerator do
+  it "Returns the result of the proc if you git it a proc" do
+    expect(described_class.run(proc { "Result!" })).to eq("Result!")
+  end
+
+  it "Returns the result of the lambda if you git it a lambda" do
+    expect(described_class.run(-> { "Result!" })).to eq("Result!")
+  end
+
+  it "Returns a UUID if you give it :uuid" do
+    allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:uuid).and_return("Result!")
+
+    expect(described_class.run(:uuid)).to eq("Result!")
+  end
+
+  it "Raises an error if you give it something it doesn't recognise" do
+    expect do
+      described_class.run(:foo)
+    end.to raise_error(ApiErrorHandler::InvalidOptionError)
+  end
+end