diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4578984..32603b2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ See the accompanying LICENSE file for terms.
 
 'use strict';
 
-// Generate an internal UID to make the regexp pattern harder to guess.
-var UID                 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x10000000000).toString(16);
-var PLACE_HOLDER_REGEXP = new RegExp('"@__(F|R|D)-' + UID + '-(\\d+)__@"', 'g');
-
 var IS_NATIVE_CODE_REGEXP = /\{\s*\[native code\]\s*\}/g;
 var UNSAFE_CHARS_REGEXP   = /[<>\/\u2028\u2029]/g;
 
@@ -67,9 +63,27 @@ module.exports = function serialize(obj, options) {
 
         return value;
     }
+    // Generate an internal UID, and make sure it won't appear in the object
+    var UID = Math.random().toString(16);
+    var raw = JSON.stringify(obj, function (key, value) {
+      var type = typeof value;
+      // the key could contain a placeholder
+      if (
+        type === 'function' ||
+        (type === 'object' && (value instanceof RegExp || value instanceof Date))
+      ) {
+        return key;
+      }
+      return value;
+    });
+    if (typeof raw === 'string') {
+      while (raw.indexOf(UID) !== -1) {
+        UID += '@';
+      }
+    }
+    var PLACE_HOLDER_REGEXP = new RegExp('"@__(F|R|D)-' + UID + '-(\\d+)__@"', 'g');
 
     var str;
-
     // Creates a JSON string representation of the value.
     // NOTE: Node 0.12 goes into slow mode with extra JSON.stringify() args.
     if (options.isJSON && !options.space) {
diff --git a/test/unit/serialize.js b/test/unit/serialize.js
index bec4dae..7ab3dc0 100644
--- a/test/unit/serialize.js
+++ b/test/unit/serialize.js
@@ -252,4 +252,17 @@ describe('serialize( obj )', function () {
             expect(serialize([1], 2)).to.equal('[\n  1\n]');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('magic placeholder', function () {
+      it('should handle magic placeholder', function () {
+        var origRand = Math.random
+        Math.random = function () { return 1 }
+        var data = {
+          '@__F-1-0__@': function () {}
+        }
+
+        expect(serialize(data)).to.equal('{"@__F-1-0__@":function () {}}')
+        Math.random = origRand
+      })
+    })
 });