diff --git a/server/src/msg.c b/server/src/msg.c
index 0bb3a3bf0..8cc23610b 100644
--- a/server/src/msg.c
+++ b/server/src/msg.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ void msg_random(struct msg *m)
 		m->data[i].f += (float) random() / RAND_MAX - .5;
 
 	m->endian = MSG_ENDIAN_HOST;
-	m->sequence++;
 }
 
 int msg_send(struct msg *m, struct node *n)
diff --git a/server/src/random.c b/server/src/random.c
index fb3672a99..6556753ed 100644
--- a/server/src/random.c
+++ b/server/src/random.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ void tick(int sig, siginfo_t *si, void *ptr)
 	msg_random(m);
 	msg_fprint(stdout, m);
 	fflush(stdout);
+
+	m->sequence++;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])