diff --git a/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/installers/config_api.py b/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/installers/config_api.py
index 2e5284c049c..ba1948a798e 100644
--- a/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/installers/config_api.py
+++ b/jans-linux-setup/jans_setup/setup_app/installers/config_api.py
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ def generate_configuration(self):
                 for scope_level in scope_levels:
                     for scope in (condition.get(scope_level, [])):
 
+                        if not scope.get('inum'):
+                            continue
+
                         if Config.installed_instance and self.dbUtils.search('ou=scopes,o=jans', search_filter='(&(jansId={})(objectClass=jansScope))'.format(scope['name'])):
                             continue
 
                         if not scope['name'] in scopes:
-                            inum = scope['inum']
-                            if not inum:
-                                inum = '1800.' + scope_levels[scope_level] + '.' + os.urandom(4).hex().upper()
                             scope_dn = 'inum={},ou=scopes,o=jans'.format(inum)
                             scopes[scope['name']] = {'dn': scope_dn}
                             display_name = 'Config API scope {}'.format(scope['name'])