diff --git a/helios/views.py b/helios/views.py
index 166517d67d66ca2a26dba105e589a62bc1ebe562..da61b2a79739b210a4ef6452b26e7e8a63cf3152 100644
--- a/helios/views.py
+++ b/helios/views.py
@@ -514,7 +514,9 @@ def get_randomness(request, election):
   get some randomness to sprinkle into the sjcl entropy pool
   """
   return {
-    "randomness" : base64.b64encode(os.urandom(32))
+    # temporary fix
+    #"randomness" : base64.b64encode(os.urandom(32))
+    "randomness" : base64.b64encode(uuid.uuid4().bytes + uuid.uuid4().bytes)
     }
 
 @json