diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-base/config-designate.sh b/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-base/config-designate.sh
index 883d094b45..5a31401eec 100755
--- a/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-base/config-designate.sh
+++ b/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-base/config-designate.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ check_required_vars DESIGNATE_DB_PASSWORD DESIGNATE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD \
                     RABBIT_USERID RABBIT_PASSWORD DESIGNATE_DB_USER \
                     DESIGNATE_DB_NAME KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL \
                     KEYSTONE_ADMIN_SERVICE_HOST KEYSTONE_ADMIN_SERVICE_PORT \
-                    DEBUG_LOGGING
+                    DEBUG_LOGGING DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID
 
 fail_unless_db
 dump_vars
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ crudini --set $conf storage:sqlalchemy connection "mysql://${DESIGNATE_DB_USER}:
 crudini --set $conf service:api auth_strategy "keystone"
 crudini --set $conf service:api api_host "${PUBLIC_IP}"
 
+# Eventhough this is a central-scoped item, it's used in other Designate
+# components as well. Thus it should be configured here, from designate-base.
+crudini --set $conf service:central default_pool_id "${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID}"
+
 crudini --set $conf keystone_authtoken identity_uri "${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL}://${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_SERVICE_HOST}:${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_SERVICE_PORT}"
 crudini --set $conf keystone_authtoken auth_uri "${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL}://${KEYSTONE_PUBLIC_SERVICE_HOST}:${KEYSTONE_PUBLIC_SERVICE_PORT}/v2.0"
 crudini --set $conf keystone_authtoken admin_tenant_name "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}"
diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh b/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
index 34e6e33eee..f5222b3f46 100755
--- a/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
+++ b/docker/centos/binary/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ set -e
 
 check_required_vars DESIGNATE_MASTERNS DESIGNATE_BACKEND DESIGNATE_SLAVENS \
                     DESIGNATE_MDNS_PORT DESIGNATE_DNS_PORT DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID \
-                    DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_TARGETS DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_NSS
+                    DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_TARGETS DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_NSS \
+                    DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID
 
 CONF=/etc/designate/designate.conf
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ crudini --set $CONF service:pool_manager cache_driver "noop"
 #crudini --set $CONF service:pool_manager cache_driver memcache
 #crudini --set $CONF service:pool_manager memcached_servers ${MEMCACHED_HOST}
 
+# Specify the id of the pool managed through pool_manager. Central gets
+# configured with this pool_id as well.
+crudini --set $CONF service:pool_manager pool_id "${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID}"
+
 crudini --set $CONF pool:${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID} nameservers "${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_NSS}"
 crudini --set $CONF pool:${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID} targets "${DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_TARGETS}"
 
diff --git a/tools/genenv b/tools/genenv
index 69a3b13fca..28b4ef8a41 100755
--- a/tools/genenv
+++ b/tools/genenv
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ DESIGNATE_API_SERVICE_HOST=$HOST_IP
 DESIGNATE_API_SERVICE_PORT=9001
 DESIGNATE_MDNS_PORT=5354
 DESIGNATE_DNS_PORT=53
-# The POOLID is hardcoded, upstream ships pre-configured with this uuid:
-DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID=794ccc2c-d751-44fe-b57f-8894c9f5c842
+DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_POOLID=$(uuidgen)
 DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_TARGETS=$(uuidgen)
 DESIGNATE_POOLMAN_NSS=$(uuidgen)
 DESIGNATE_INITDB=true