diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index ee61de6505..e94eceeb6c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         private long timeLastChanged = 0;
         private long m_maxPersistTime = 0;
         private long m_minPersistTime = 0;
-        private Random m_rand;
+//        private Random m_rand;
         private List<ScenePresence> m_linkedAvatars = new List<ScenePresence>();
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             {
                 if (value)
                 {
+                    
                     if (m_isBackedUp)
                     {
                         m_scene.SceneGraph.FireChangeBackup(this);
@@ -139,19 +140,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         timeFirstChanged = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
                     if (m_rootPart != null && m_rootPart.UUID != null && m_scene != null)
                     {
+/*
                         if (m_rand == null)
                         {
                             byte[] val = new byte[16];
                             m_rootPart.UUID.ToBytes(val, 0);
                             m_rand = new Random(BitConverter.ToInt32(val, 0));
                         }
-                       
+ */
                         if (m_scene.GetRootAgentCount() == 0)
                         {
                             //If the region is empty, this change has been made by an automated process
                             //and thus we delay the persist time by a random amount between 1.5 and 2.5.
 
-                            float factor = 1.5f + (float)(m_rand.NextDouble());
+//                            float factor = 1.5f + (float)(m_rand.NextDouble());
+                            float factor = 2.0f;
                             m_maxPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_persistAfter * factor);
                             m_minPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_dontPersistBefore * factor);
                         }
@@ -159,8 +162,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         {
                             //If the region is not empty, we want to obey the minimum and maximum persist times
                             //but add a random factor so we stagger the object persistance a little
-                            m_maxPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_persistAfter * (1.0d - (m_rand.NextDouble() / 5.0d))); //Multiply by 1.0-1.5
-                            m_minPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_dontPersistBefore * (1.0d + (m_rand.NextDouble() / 2.0d))); //Multiply by 0.8-1.0
+//                            m_maxPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_persistAfter * (1.0d - (m_rand.NextDouble() / 5.0d))); //Multiply by 1.0-1.5
+//                            m_minPersistTime = (long)((float)m_scene.m_dontPersistBefore * (1.0d + (m_rand.NextDouble() / 2.0d))); //Multiply by 0.8-1.0
+                            m_maxPersistTime = m_scene.m_persistAfter;
+                            m_minPersistTime = m_scene.m_dontPersistBefore;
                         }
                     }
                 }