diff --git a/control.lua b/control.lua
index d498045..c2ccc69 100644
--- a/control.lua
+++ b/control.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ global.curve_belts = global.curve_belts
 
 -- poll_frequency is checks per second, polling_cycles is ticks per check
 local polling_cycles = math.floor(60 / settings.global['belt_overflow_poll_frequency'].value)
-local polling_remainder = math.random(polling_cycles)-1
+
+-- use of math.random() during game loading was broken due to desyncs somewhere around 0.15.25
+-- local polling_remainder = math.random(polling_cycles)-1
+local polling_remainder = 23 % polling_cycles
 
 -- local debugnum = 0
 -- local function debug(...)
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index d61d86a..db40692 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "belt-overflow",
-  "version": "0.15.3",
+  "version": "0.15.4",
   "title": "Belt Overflow",
   "author": "Sparr",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/sparr/factorio-mod-belt-overflow",