diff --git a/NregNsyn.hoc b/NregNsyn.hoc
index f9c93d8..c1bea91 100644
--- a/NregNsyn.hoc
+++ b/NregNsyn.hoc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ printf("irregular & asynchronous input. frequency = %d \n", freq)
 
 objref r
 r = new Random()
+r.Random123()
 
 
 for i=0, totSyn-1 {  //totSyn is the total # of synapses
diff --git a/regNsyn.hoc b/regNsyn.hoc
index a19f42a..091b46b 100644
--- a/regNsyn.hoc
+++ b/regNsyn.hoc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ printf("regular & asynchronous input. frequency = %d \n", freq)
 
 objref r
 r = new Random()
+r.Random123()
 
 for i=0, totSyn-1 {  //totSyn is the total # of synapses
 	Ens[i].start=0 //Ens: the reference to the NetStim