diff --git a/src/LoadData/LoadData.java b/src/LoadData/LoadData.java
index 01da0a29b88402e9b23032368848d81204409613..bed929aa8b60886eaa97db927cb29509234e45d9 100644
--- a/src/LoadData/LoadData.java
+++ b/src/LoadData/LoadData.java
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ public class LoadData
 	}
 	argv = args;
 
+	long randomSeed = Long.parseLong(ini.getProperty("jTPCCRandomSeed", System.nanoTime() + ""));
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the global Random generator that picks the
 	 * C values for the load.
 	 */
-	rnd = new jTPCCRandom();
+	rnd = new jTPCCRandom(randomSeed);
 
 	/*
 	 * Load the JDBC driver and prepare the db and dbProps.
diff --git a/src/client/jTPCC.java b/src/client/jTPCC.java
index 1efdfbba9523b9f6eaf76d87511685201acf58d9..71af4bb476cc0cd5e8df52b487a8fa623425a432 100644
--- a/src/client/jTPCC.java
+++ b/src/client/jTPCC.java
@@ -353,9 +353,11 @@ public class jTPCC implements jTPCCConfig
 		    errorMessage(e.getMessage());
 		    throw e;
 		}
-		this.rnd = new jTPCCRandom(CLoad);
+		long randomSeed = Long.parseLong(ini.getProperty("jTPCCRandomSeed", System.nanoTime() + ""));
+		this.rnd = new jTPCCRandom(CLoad, randomSeed);
 		log.info("Term-00, C value for C_LAST during load: " + CLoad);
 		log.info("Term-00, C value for C_LAST this run:    " + rnd.getNURandCLast());
+		log.info("Term-00, jTPCCRandom seed: " + randomSeed);
 		log.info("Term-00, ");
 		ShardingNumber.init(rnd.getNURandCI_ID());
 
diff --git a/src/client/jTPCCRandom.java b/src/client/jTPCCRandom.java
index 0bd70fe88e7a544aaede535f27b44f0776d88c13..de7554b825566efe39c0a083d4d561232d3f1b63 100644
--- a/src/client/jTPCCRandom.java
+++ b/src/client/jTPCCRandom.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 public class jTPCCRandom
 {
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ public class jTPCCRandom
     private static final String[] cLastTokens = {
 	    "BAR", "OUGHT", "ABLE", "PRI", "PRES",
 	    "ESE", "ANTI", "CALLY", "ATION", "EING"};
+	
+	private static long seed;
 
     private static long         nURandCLast;
     private static long         nURandCC_ID;
     private static long         nURandCI_ID;
     private static boolean      initialized = false;
 
-    private     ThreadLocalRandom  random;
+    private     Random  random;
 
     /*
      * jTPCCRandom()
@@ -36,12 +38,13 @@ public class jTPCCRandom
      *     Used to create the master jTPCCRandom() instance for loading
      *     the database. See below.
      */
-    jTPCCRandom()
+    jTPCCRandom(long seed)
     {
 	if (initialized)
 	    throw new IllegalStateException("Global instance exists");
 
-		this.random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
+	jTPCCRandom.seed = seed;
+	this.random = new Random(seed);
 	jTPCCRandom.nURandCLast = nextLong(0, 255);
 	jTPCCRandom.nURandCC_ID = nextLong(0, 1023);
 	jTPCCRandom.nURandCI_ID = nextLong(0, 8191);
@@ -61,14 +64,15 @@ public class jTPCCRandom
      *     C_LAST must be excluded from the possible range during run
      *     time, based on the number used during the load.
      */
-    jTPCCRandom(long CLoad)
+    jTPCCRandom(long CLoad, long seed)
     {
 	long delta;
 
 	if (initialized)
 	    throw new IllegalStateException("Global instance exists");
-
-	this.random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
+	
+	jTPCCRandom.seed = seed;
+	this.random = new Random(seed);
 	jTPCCRandom.nURandCC_ID = nextLong(0, 1023);
 	jTPCCRandom.nURandCI_ID = nextLong(0, 8191);
 
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ public class jTPCCRandom
 
     private jTPCCRandom(jTPCCRandom parent)
     {
-	this.random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
+	this.random = new Random(seed);
     }
 
     /*