diff --git a/src/WebAnnotation.js b/src/WebAnnotation.js
index 486d1e7..75f7066 100644
--- a/src/WebAnnotation.js
+++ b/src/WebAnnotation.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default class WebAnnotation {
     const stub = {
       '@context': 'http://www.w3.org/ns/anno.jsonld',
       'type': 'Annotation',
-      'id': uuid(),
+      'id': `#${uuid()}`,
       'body': []
     };
 
diff --git a/src/relations/Connection.js b/src/relations/Connection.js
index 8f09071..6df5d9a 100644
--- a/src/relations/Connection.js
+++ b/src/relations/Connection.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class Connection extends EventEmitter {
   /** Initializes a fixed connection from an annotation **/
   initFromAnnotation = function(contentEl, svgEl, annotation) {
     const [ fromId, toId ] = annotation.target.map(t => t.id);
-    const relation = annotation.bodies[0].value; // Temporary hack
+    const relation = annotation.bodies[0].value;
 
     const fromNode = getNodeById(contentEl, fromId);
     const fromBounds = new Bounds(fromNode.elements, svgEl);
diff --git a/src/selection/Selection.js b/src/selection/Selection.js
index ec88f8f..d7f1189 100644
--- a/src/selection/Selection.js
+++ b/src/selection/Selection.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default class Selection {
     const a = Object.assign({}, this._stub, {
       '@context': 'http://www.w3.org/ns/anno.jsonld',
       'type': 'Annotation',
-      'id': uuid()
+      'id': `#${uuid()}`
     });
 
     return new WebAnnotation(a);