diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
index de6c20be0..c2fd5061d 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ std::string GenerateRandomizer(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t>
     srand(time(NULL));
     // if a blank seed was entered, make a random one
     if (seedString.empty()) {
-        Settings::seed = rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+        seedString = std::to_string(rand() % 0xFFFFFFFF);
     } else if (seedString.rfind("seed_testing_count", 0) == 0 && seedString.length() > 18) {
         int count;
         try {
@@ -530,17 +530,12 @@ std::string GenerateRandomizer(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t>
         }
         Playthrough::Playthrough_Repeat(cvarSettings, excludedLocations, count);
         return "";
-    } else {
-        try {
-            uint32_t seedHash = boost::hash_32<std::string>{}(seedString);
-            int seed = seedHash & 0xFFFFFFFF;
-            Settings::seed = seed;
-            Settings::seedString = seedString;
-        } catch (...) {
-            return "";
-        }
     }
 
+    Settings::seedString = seedString;
+    uint32_t seedHash = boost::hash_32<std::string>{}(Settings::seedString);
+    Settings::seed = seedHash & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
     int ret = Playthrough::Playthrough_Init(Settings::seed, cvarSettings, excludedLocations);
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ret == -1) { // Failed to generate after 5 tries
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/playthrough.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/playthrough.cpp
index 67ccb5276..dbcb93e42 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/playthrough.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/playthrough.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ int Playthrough_Repeat(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t> cvarSet
     printf("\x1b[0;0HGENERATING %d SEEDS", count);
     uint32_t repeatedSeed = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        repeatedSeed = rand() % 0xFFFFFFFF;
-        Settings::seed = repeatedSeed;
+        Settings::seedString = std::to_string(rand() % 0xFFFFFFFF);
+        repeatedSeed = boost::hash_32<std::string>{}(Settings::seedString);
+        Settings::seed = repeatedSeed % 0xFFFFFFFF;
         CitraPrint("testing seed: " + std::to_string(Settings::seed));
         ClearProgress();
         Playthrough_Init(Settings::seed, cvarSettings, excludedLocations);
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
index 6fd58e908..203dd8cfd 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
@@ -3191,8 +3191,8 @@ void DrawRandoEditor(bool& open) {
     }
 
     UIWidgets::Spacer(0);
-    if (ImGui::Button("Generate Randomizer")) {        
-        GenerateRandomizer(CVarGetInteger("gRandoManualSeedEntry", 0) ? seedString : std::to_string(rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF).c_str());
+    if (ImGui::Button("Generate Randomizer")) {
+        GenerateRandomizer(CVarGetInteger("gRandoManualSeedEntry", 0) ? seedString : "");
     }
 
     UIWidgets::Spacer(0);
diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 2757e1b03..b0a207dfd 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ extern "C" void InitOTR() {
     } else {
         CVarClear("gLetItSnow");
     }
+
+    srand(now);
 #ifdef ENABLE_CROWD_CONTROL
     CrowdControl::Instance = new CrowdControl();
     CrowdControl::Instance->Init();