diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
index 12a87071a..bc1898e0e 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <random>
 
 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net"
@@ -628,7 +630,17 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
             return false; // aborted
         }*/
 
-        long int ms = 250 + (rand()%50);
+        using engine = std::mt19937;
+
+        engine rng;
+        std::random_device dev;
+        std::seed_seq::result_type rand[engine::state_size]{};  // Use complete bit space
+
+        std::generate_n(rand, engine::state_size, std::ref(dev));
+        std::seed_seq seed(rand, rand + engine::state_size);
+        rng.seed(seed);
+
+        long int ms = 250 + (rng() % 50);
         MDEBUG("Sleeping because QUEUE is FULL, in " << __FUNCTION__ << " for " << ms << " ms before packet_size="<<chunk.size()); // XXX debug sleep
         m_send_que_lock.unlock();
         boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds( ms ) );