diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
index 1bf47f236b..f62dc15260 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
         /// For debugging purposes only... random number generator for dropping
         /// outbound packets.
         /// </summary>
-        private Random m_dropRandomGenerator;
+        private Random m_dropRandomGenerator = new Random();
         
         /// <summary>
         /// For debugging purposes only... parameters for a simplified