diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index b96c9e4..f4b0a06 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <it2s-config.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <camv2/ProtectedCommunicationZone.h>
 #include <tpm/TollingPaymentInfo.h>
 #include <zmq.h>
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ int facilities_config() {
 
     itss_0init(&facilities.exit);
 
+    struct timeval time;
+    gettimeofday(&time,NULL);
+    srand((time.tv_sec * 1000) + (time.tv_usec / 1000));
+
     facilities.zmq.responders = calloc(config->facilities.zmq.addresses_len + 1, sizeof(zmq_pollitem_t));
     facilities.zmq.n_responders = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/facilities.c b/src/facilities.c
index de260b7..b68c327 100644
--- a/src/facilities.c
+++ b/src/facilities.c
@@ -817,9 +817,6 @@ int main() {
     bulletin_init();
     void* security_socket = NULL;
 
-    time_t t;
-    srand((unsigned) time(&t));
-
     if (facilities_config()) {
         goto cleanup;
     }