diff --git a/src/raft/RaftManager.cc b/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
index 16cba34273..1023382c42 100644
--- a/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
+++ b/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ void RaftManager::request_vote()
 
     unsigned int _num_servers = get_zone_servers(_servers);
 
-    srand(time(0) + _server_id + 1);
+    srand(time(0) + server_id + 1);
 
     do
     {