diff --git a/node.json b/node.json
index 5f52981..d6a45b7 100644
--- a/node.json
+++ b/node.json
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@
         "itemname": "Room",
         "hint": "Define all rooms in your schedule and assign them to devices",
         "items": [{
-            "title": "Room Name",
+            "title": "Room Name or UUID",
             "ui_width": 6,
             "name": "name",
             "type": "string",
-            "hint": "Name of this room in your events native language",
+            "hint": "Name of this room in your events native language or room UUID",
             "default": ""
         }, {
             "title": "Serial",
diff --git a/service b/service
index d88c271..3966360 100755
--- a/service
+++ b/service
@@ -91,10 +91,13 @@ def main():
             else:
                 event_info = r.json()
 
+            room_uuid_mapping = {}
             if event_info is not None:
                 event_start = datetime.strptime(event_info["start"], "%Y-%m-%d")
                 event_end = datetime.strptime(event_info["end"], "%Y-%m-%d")
                 event_tz = pytz.timezone(event_info["timezone"])
+                for uuid, room_name in event_info.get("rooms", {}).items():
+                    room_uuid_mapping[room_name] = uuid
 
             try:
                 r = get(
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ def main():
                         .astimezone(event_tz)
                         .strftime("%H:%M")
                     )
+                    talk["room_uuid"] = room_uuid_mapping.get("room")
                     if talk["track"]:
                         if talk["track"]["name"] not in tracks:
                             tracks[talk["track"]["name"]] = talk["track"]["color"]
@@ -142,6 +146,10 @@ def main():
                     "talks": [],
                 }
 
+                room_uuid_mapping = {}
+                for room in raw_schedule["conference"]["rooms"]:
+                    room_uuid_mapping[room["name"]] = room["guid"]
+
                 event_start = datetime.strptime(
                     raw_schedule["conference"]["start"][:10], "%Y-%m-%d"
                 )
@@ -183,6 +191,8 @@ def main():
                                         break
                             talk["track"] = track
 
+                            talk["room_uuid"] = room_uuid_mapping.get(talk["room"])
+
                             persons = []
                             for p in talk["persons"]:
                                 name = p.get("public_name", p.get("name"))
diff --git a/tile.lua b/tile.lua
index 9ff812e..97a6a26 100644
--- a/tile.lua
+++ b/tile.lua
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ local function check_next_talks()
         -- to announce these.
         if talk.end_ts > time and talk.start_ts > min_start then
             -- is this in *this* room, or somewhere else?
-            if current_room and talk.room == current_room then
+            if current_room and (talk.room == current_room or talk.room_uuid == current_room) then
                 room_next_talks[#room_next_talks+1] = talk
             end
             all_next_talks[#all_next_talks+1] = talk