diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index c933fa3..f76f259 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "file_previews.h"
 #include "backend.h"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ extern unsigned int status;
 extern char *start_path;
 extern char *input;
 
-extern time_t seed;
+extern time_t *seed;
 
 char search_buffer[255];
 unsigned int timeout_time = 0;
@@ -633,8 +634,10 @@ void jump_to_dir(int passes, int index){
 void order_by(int passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
-	seed = time(NULL);
-	srand(seed);
+	free(seed);
+	seed = malloc(sizeof(time_t));
+	*seed = time(NULL);
+
 	order_func = key_binding[index].black_magic;
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index db2d654..45de259 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ unsigned int settings;
 unsigned int file_modifiers;
 unsigned int status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
 char *start_path;
-time_t seed;
+time_t *seed;
 
 WINDOW *win_t;
 WINDOW *win_b;
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ int main(){
 		if (dt - t >= SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA) {
 			time(&t);
 			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-			srand(seed);
 		}
 		#endif
 
@@ -209,6 +208,9 @@ void init() {
 	char *start_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	setenv("START_PATH", start_path, 0);
 	free(start_path);
-	seed = time(NULL);
 
+	seed = malloc(sizeof(time_t));
+	*seed = time(NULL);
+
+	printf("%ld", (time_t)&seed);
 }
diff --git a/sorting.c b/sorting.c
index cb7141e..c414973 100644
--- a/sorting.c
+++ b/sorting.c
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "defines.h"
 
-extern time_t seed;
-extern unsigned int settings;
-extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
+extern time_t *seed;
 
 int skip_hidden_files(const struct dirent *entry){
 
@@ -119,8 +118,21 @@ int sort_random(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	if (!(((file*)file0)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) && (((file*)file1)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR)) {
 			return 1;
 	}
+	time_t num = (time_t)&seed;
+	unsigned long i;
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++){
+		num ^= *seed;
+		if (num%2) {
+			num ^= (time_t)&num;
+			num ^= num << i;
+		} else {
+			num ^= (time_t)&seed;
+			num ^= num >> i;
+		}
+	}
+	num ^= getpid();
 
-	return ((rand()%3)-1);
+	return ((num%3) - 1);
 
 }
 int sort_type(const void *file0, const void *file1){