diff --git a/build_num b/build_num
index db8eb260c..a264f1ba3 100644
--- a/build_num
+++ b/build_num
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define BUILD_NUM 2960
+#define BUILD_NUM 2961
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 28fcfb6e6..01c4b411f 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-06-07  Vadim Kurland  <vadim@vk.crocodile.org>
 
+	* FWBSettings.cpp (FWBSettings::init): fixed #1501 call qsrand(seed)
+	to seed random generator before generating new UUID
+
 	* TransferDevice.h (fwtransfer): fixed #1490 compile problem with
 	Qt 4.7
 
diff --git a/src/gui/FWBSettings.cpp b/src/gui/FWBSettings.cpp
index 4346b6d91..0415392b4 100644
--- a/src/gui/FWBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FWBSettings.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #  include <direct.h>
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ void FWBSettings::init()
             uuid_settings.setValue(appGUID, value(appGUID).toString());
         } else
         {
+            qsrand(time(NULL));
             uuid_settings.setValue(appGUID, QUuid::createUuid().toString() );
         }
     }