diff --git a/v/ames.c b/v/ames.c
index 5ee4b55f8a..fc1e9e4275 100644
--- a/v/ames.c
+++ b/v/ames.c
@@ -279,10 +279,7 @@ u2_ames_io_init()
   u2_ames* sam_u = &u2_Host.sam_u;
   c3_s por_s;
 
-  srand(time(0));    //  don't panic, only for fuzz testing
-
   por_s = u2_Host.ops_u.por_s;
-
   if ( 0 != u2_Host.ops_u.imp_c ) {
     u2_noun imp   = u2_ci_string(u2_Host.ops_u.imp_c);
     u2_noun num   = u2_dc("slaw", 'p', imp);
diff --git a/v/main.c b/v/main.c
index 1e0db8672f..fb3ea6165b 100644
--- a/v/main.c
+++ b/v/main.c
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ main(c3_i   argc,
     printf("Starting daemon\n");
   }
 
+  //  Seed prng. Don't panic -- just for fuzz testing and election timeouts.
+  srand(getpid());
+
   //  Instantiate process globals.
   {
     u2_wr_check_init(u2_Host.ops_u.cpu_c);