diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 308da669c7ce..9d9132a2ca62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
       PARAMS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.pivx-params
       WINEDEBUG: fixme-all
-      BOOST_TEST_RANDOM: 1${{ github.run_id }}
+      BOOST_TEST_RANDOM: 1 # random seed based on the current time
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash