diff --git a/mempalace/convo_miner.py b/mempalace/convo_miner.py
index 0034d70..aae3f71 100644
--- a/mempalace/convo_miner.py
+++ b/mempalace/convo_miner.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def mine_convos(
             chunk_room = chunk.get("memory_type", room) if extract_mode == "general" else room
             if extract_mode == "general":
                 room_counts[chunk_room] += 1
-            drawer_id = f"drawer_{wing}_{chunk_room}_{hashlib.md5((source_file + str(chunk['chunk_index'])).encode()).hexdigest()[:16]}"
+            drawer_id = f"drawer_{wing}_{chunk_room}_{hashlib.md5((source_file + str(chunk['chunk_index'])).encode(), usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()[:16]}"
             try:
                 collection.add(
                     documents=[chunk["content"]],
diff --git a/mempalace/miner.py b/mempalace/miner.py
index ecd313d..70f715f 100644
--- a/mempalace/miner.py
+++ b/mempalace/miner.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def add_drawer(
     collection, wing: str, room: str, content: str, source_file: str, chunk_index: int, agent: str
 ):
     """Add one drawer to the palace."""
-    drawer_id = f"drawer_{wing}_{room}_{hashlib.md5((source_file + str(chunk_index)).encode()).hexdigest()[:16]}"
+    drawer_id = f"drawer_{wing}_{room}_{hashlib.md5((source_file + str(chunk_index)).encode(), usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()[:16]}"
     try:
         collection.add(
             documents=[content],