diff --git a/src/twn_loop.c b/src/twn_loop.c
index 28f30d7..56c2dcb 100644
--- a/src/twn_loop.c
+++ b/src/twn_loop.c
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ static bool initialize(void) {
     /* SDL_GetPerformanceCounter returns some platform-dependent number. */
     /* it should vary between game instances. i checked! random enough for me. */
     ctx.game.random_seed = (float)(SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() % 16777216);
-    srand((unsigned int)ctx.game.random_seed);
-    stbds_rand_seed((size_t)ctx.game.random_seed);
+    srand((unsigned int)(SDL_GetPerformanceCounter()));
+    stbds_rand_seed((size_t)(SDL_GetPerformanceCounter()));
 
     /* main loop machinery */
     toml_datum_t datum_ticks_per_second = toml_int_in(engine, "ticks_per_second");