diff --git a/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameEngine.scala b/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameEngine.scala
index a1a1fec5d..2c5210fd0 100644
--- a/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameEngine.scala
+++ b/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameEngine.scala
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ final class GameEngine[StartUpData, GameModel, ViewModel](
 
       audioPlayer.addAudioAssets(accumulatedAssetCollection.sounds)
 
-      val time = (if (firstRun) 0 else gameLoopInstance.runningTimeReference) + gameLoopInstance.initialSeed
+      val randomSeed = (if (firstRun) 0 else gameLoopInstance.runningTimeReference) + gameLoopInstance.initialSeed
 
       if (firstRun)
         platform = new Platform(parentElement, gameConfig, globalEventStream, dynamicText)
 
-      initialise(accumulatedAssetCollection)(Dice.fromSeed(time.toLong)) match {
+      initialise(accumulatedAssetCollection)(Dice.fromSeed(randomSeed.toLong)) match {
         case oe @ Outcome.Error(error, _) =>
           IndigoLogger.error(
             if (firstRun) "Error during first initialisation - Halting."
diff --git a/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameLoop.scala b/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameLoop.scala
index 5d52e021c..8ad113980 100644
--- a/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameLoop.scala
+++ b/indigo/indigo/src/main/scala/indigo/gameengine/GameLoop.scala
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.scalajs.js.Date
 import scala.scalajs.js.JSConverters._
 
-val initialDate = new Date()
-
 final class GameLoop[StartUpData, GameModel, ViewModel](
     rebuildGameLoop: AssetCollection => Unit,
     boundaryLocator: BoundaryLocator,
@@ -38,7 +36,9 @@ final class GameLoop[StartUpData, GameModel, ViewModel](
     startFrameLocked: Boolean,
     renderer: => Renderer
 ):
-  val initialSeed = initialDate.valueOf()
+
+  val initialSeed = new Date().valueOf()
+
   @SuppressWarnings(Array("scalafix:DisableSyntax.var"))
   private var _gameModelState: GameModel = initialModel
   @SuppressWarnings(Array("scalafix:DisableSyntax.var"))