diff --git a/src/debugpy/common/util.py b/src/debugpy/common/util.py
index 603918e8..3b63e4a0 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/common/util.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/common/util.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root
 # for license information.
 
-from functools import partial
 import inspect
-import itertools
 import os
 import sys
 from types import CodeType
 
+from debugpy.server import new_dap_id
+
 
 def evaluate(code, path=__file__, mode="eval"):
     # Setting file path here to avoid breaking here if users have set
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class IDMap(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self._value_to_key = {}
         self._key_to_value = {}
-        self._next_id = partial(next, itertools.count(0))
+        self._next_id = new_dap_id
 
     def obtain_value(self, key):
         return self._key_to_value[key]