diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
index af548b1dc9ff46a319b7e44f8d132e0a94ea0028..f2dd9ff8b0eb682d799b54e626550a9c147e9093 100644
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
@@ -222,5 +222,5 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	public static final int LPJG_TIMESTEP_SIZE = 5;
 	
 	public static final int NUM_YIELD_CLUSTERS = getIntProperty("NUM_YIELD_CLUSTERS", 500);
-	public static final long RANDOM_SEED = 1974329;  // any number will do
+	public static final long RANDOM_SEED = getIntProperty("RANDOM_SEED", 1974329);  // any number will do
 }