diff --git a/wdns b/wdns
index e041127..7c13419 100755
--- a/wdns
+++ b/wdns
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #TODO: Make the creation and management of reverse zones easier.
 #TODO: Make the 'zones' file easier to manage. Automate creation, editing and removal of entries.
-RAND=$(cat /dev/urandom|tr -cd "[:alnum:]"|head -c 8)
+RAND=$(LC_CTYPE=C;cat /dev/urandom|tr -cd "[:alnum:]"|head -c 8)
 FILETOEDIT=""
 ORIGDIR="/usr/local/etc/namedb"
 SUBDIR=""