diff --git a/le_uart_srv.c b/le_uart_srv.c
index 2d2eeac..ca31c6a 100644
--- a/le_uart_srv.c
+++ b/le_uart_srv.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ extern "C"
 
 #if NRF_MODULE_ENABLED(BLE_UART_SRV)
 
-#define BLE_UUID_UART_SERVICE   0x0001 /**< The UUID of the Service. */
-#define BLE_UUID_UART_RX_CHAR   0x0002 /**< The UUID of the RX Characteristic. */
-#define BLE_UUID_UART_TX_CHAR   0x0003 /**< The UUID of the TX Characteristic. */
-#define BLE_UUID_UART_BAUD_CHAR 0x0004 /**< The UUID of the Baud Characteristic. */
+#define BLE_UUID_UART_SERVICE   0xFFF8 /**< The UUID of the Service. */
+#define BLE_UUID_UART_RX_CHAR   0xFFF9 /**< The UUID of the RX Characteristic. */
+#define BLE_UUID_UART_TX_CHAR   0xFFFA /**< The UUID of the TX Characteristic. */
+#define BLE_UUID_UART_BAUD_CHAR 0xFFFB /**< The UUID of the Baud Characteristic. */
 
 #define BLE_UART_BASE_UUID                                                                                 \
     {                                                                                                      \
@@ -197,20 +197,17 @@ static ret_code_t add_baud_characteristic(uint16_t uuid, uint8_t uuid_type, ble_
 void le_uart_srv_init(void)
 {
     ret_code_t err_code;
-    ble_uuid128_t nus_base_uuid = BLE_UART_BASE_UUID;
-    uint8_t uuid_type           = 0;
-    ble_uuid_t ble_uuid;
+    uint8_t uuid_type = 0;
 
     /**@snippet [Adding proprietary Service to the SoftDevice] */
 
-    // Add a custom base UUID.
-    err_code = sd_ble_uuid_vs_add(&nus_base_uuid, &uuid_type);
-    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
+    ble_uuid_t ble_uuid = {
+        .type = BLE_UUID_TYPE_BLE,
+        .uuid = BLE_UUID_UART_SERVICE,
+    };
 
     // Add the service.
-    ble_uuid.type = uuid_type;
-    ble_uuid.uuid = BLE_UUID_UART_SERVICE;
-    err_code      = sd_ble_gatts_service_add(BLE_GATTS_SRVC_TYPE_PRIMARY,
+    err_code = sd_ble_gatts_service_add(BLE_GATTS_SRVC_TYPE_PRIMARY,
                                         &ble_uuid,
                                         &ble_uart_context.service_handle);
     APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);