diff --git a/.changeset/ninety-turtles-taste.md b/.changeset/ninety-turtles-taste.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..353bd895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ninety-turtles-taste.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"partysocket": patch
+---
+
+fix(partysocket): avoid module-scope random default
diff --git a/packages/partysocket/src/tests/module-scope.test.ts b/packages/partysocket/src/tests/module-scope.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d565a34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/partysocket/src/tests/module-scope.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+test("does not generate random values while importing the websocket module", async () => {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  const random = vi.spyOn(Math, "random");
+
+  await import("../ws");
+
+  expect(random).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
diff --git a/packages/partysocket/src/ws.ts b/packages/partysocket/src/ws.ts
index fe57bd89..92111eaa 100644
--- a/packages/partysocket/src/ws.ts
+++ b/packages/partysocket/src/ws.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export type Options = {
 
 const DEFAULT = {
   maxReconnectionDelay: 10000,
-  minReconnectionDelay: 1000 + Math.random() * 4000,
+  minReconnectionDelay: 3000,
   minUptime: 5000,
   reconnectionDelayGrowFactor: 1.3,
   connectionTimeout: 4000,