diff --git a/gatts_linux.go b/gatts_linux.go
index 0422c44..21a4c81 100644
--- a/gatts_linux.go
+++ b/gatts_linux.go
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ func (a *Adapter) AddService(s *Service) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// disable magic uuid generation because we send through a fully formed UUID.
+	// muka/go-bluetooth does some magic so you can use short UUIDs and it'll auto
+	// expand them to the full 128 bit uuid.
+	// setting these flags disables that behavior.
+	app.Options.UUIDSuffix = ""
+	app.Options.UUID = ""
+
 	bluezService, err := app.NewService(s.UUID.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err