diff --git a/src/sn_utils.c b/src/sn_utils.c
index e607839..9c18477 100644
--- a/src/sn_utils.c
+++ b/src/sn_utils.c
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ int sn_init(n2n_sn_t *sss)
     sss->sock = -1;
     sss->mgmt_sock = -1;
 
+    n2n_srand (n2n_seed()); /* https://github.com/ntop/n2n/pull/373/files */
+	
     return 0; /* OK */
 }