diff --git a/src/c/main.c b/src/c/main.c
index 535b3eb..966ec47 100644
--- a/src/c/main.c
+++ b/src/c/main.c
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ static void click_config_provider(Window *window) {
 
 // set up the app on launch (don't put app logic in here);
 static void init() {
+	// seed RNG
+	srand(time(NULL));
+
 	// create main Window element and assign to pointer
 	s_main_window = window_create();