diff --git a/superset/utils.py b/superset/utils.py
index b1583084ebbc8..6bfbb34cfed67 100644
--- a/superset/utils.py
+++ b/superset/utils.py
@@ -1016,3 +1016,7 @@ def get_username():
 
 def MediumText():
     return Text().with_variant(MEDIUMTEXT(), 'mysql')
+
+
+def shortid():
+    return '{}'.format(uuid.uuid4())[-12:]
diff --git a/superset/views/core.py b/superset/views/core.py
index 2e4a8e8bc56f5..11fc06bc90dcb 100755
--- a/superset/views/core.py
+++ b/superset/views/core.py
@@ -2395,6 +2395,8 @@ def sql_json(self):
                 tmp_table_name,
             )
 
+        client_id = request.form.get('client_id') or utils.shortid()
+
         query = Query(
             database_id=int(database_id),
             limit=mydb.db_engine_spec.get_limit_from_sql(sql),
@@ -2406,8 +2408,8 @@ def sql_json(self):
             status=QueryStatus.PENDING if async_ else QueryStatus.RUNNING,
             sql_editor_id=request.form.get('sql_editor_id'),
             tmp_table_name=tmp_table_name,
-            user_id=int(g.user.get_id()),
-            client_id=request.form.get('client_id'),
+            user_id=int(g.user.get_id()) if g.user and g.user.get_id() else None,
+            client_id=client_id,
         )
         session.add(query)
         session.flush()