diff --git a/Helios/Colorset.cpp b/Helios/Colorset.cpp
index e61e83ec..18819194 100644
--- a/Helios/Colorset.cpp
+++ b/Helios/Colorset.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ bool Colorset::operator!=(const Colorset &other) const
   return !operator==(other);
 }
 
+uint32_t Colorset::crc32() const
+{
+  uint32_t hash = 5381;
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_COLOR_SLOTS; ++i) {
+    hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) + m_palette[i].raw();
+  }
+  hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) + m_numColors;
+  return hash;
+}
+
 void Colorset::init(RGBColor c1, RGBColor c2, RGBColor c3, RGBColor c4,
   RGBColor c5, RGBColor c6, RGBColor c7, RGBColor c8)
 {
diff --git a/Helios/Colorset.h b/Helios/Colorset.h
index 0cab1c0c..ba5f64f1 100644
--- a/Helios/Colorset.h
+++ b/Helios/Colorset.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Colorset
   // index operator to access color index
   RGBColor operator[](int index) const;
 
+  // crc the colorset
+  uint32_t crc32() const;
+
   enum ValueStyle : uint8_t
   {
     // Random values
diff --git a/Helios/Helios.cpp b/Helios/Helios.cpp
index 97383b26..d581e47e 100644
--- a/Helios/Helios.cpp
+++ b/Helios/Helios.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void Helios::handle_state()
       handle_state_set_global_brightness();
       break;
     case STATE_SHIFT_MODE:
-      handle_state_shift_mode();
+      // handle_state_shift_mode();
       break;
     case STATE_RANDOMIZE:
       handle_state_randomize();
@@ -814,8 +814,9 @@ void Helios::handle_state_shift_mode()
 void Helios::handle_state_randomize()
 {
   if (Button::onShortClick()) {
-    uint32_t seed = crc32((const uint8_t *)&pat.colorset(), COLORSET_SIZE);
-    Random ctx(seed);
+    // uint32_t seed = crc32((const uint8_t *)&pat.colorset(), COLORSET_SIZE);
+    // Random ctx(seed);
+    Random ctx(pat.colorset().crc32());
     Colorset &cur_set = pat.colorset();
     uint8_t num_cols = (ctx.next8() + 1) % NUM_COLOR_SLOTS;
     cur_set.randomizeColors(ctx, num_cols);