diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f6031a..75595ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 .python-version
 .settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
 .vscode
+.vimrc
 ExportTest
 Notes.t2t
 dist
diff --git a/manuskript/models/abstractModel.py b/manuskript/models/abstractModel.py
index f7c2a75..2ec3bfc 100644
--- a/manuskript/models/abstractModel.py
+++ b/manuskript/models/abstractModel.py
@@ -438,23 +438,10 @@ class abstractModel(QAbstractItemModel):
             
             for item in items:
                 if item.ID() in IDs:
-                    def makeNewID(item):    
-                        k = 1
-                        while True: # Python doesn't have "Do...While"
-                            ks = str(k)
-                            if ks not in IDs:
-                                item.setData(Outline.ID,ks)
-                                IDs.append(ks) #Keep track of new IDs allocated.
-                                for c in item.children():
-                                    makeNewID(c)
-                                break # Actual Loop Exit
-                            else:
-                                k = k+1 # Try the next candidate ID
-                                
-                    makeNewID(item)       
+                    item.getUniqueID(recursive=true)
+
         r = self.insertItems(items, beginRow, parent)
         
-        
         return r
 
     ################# ADDING AND REMOVING #################
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
index 630f0e6..6736b74 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui'
 #
-# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.14.1
+# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.15.4
 #
-# WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
+# WARNING: Any manual changes made to this file will be lost when pyuic5 is
+# run again.  Do not edit this file unless you know what you are doing.
 
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
@@ -1655,7 +1656,6 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actFormatBlockquote.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "B&lockquote"))
         self.actSearch.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Search"))
         self.actSearch.setShortcut(_translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+F"))
-
 from manuskript.ui.cheatSheet import cheatSheet
 from manuskript.ui.editors.mainEditor import mainEditor
 from manuskript.ui.search import search