diff --git a/Mesa/Flocking/benchmark.py b/Mesa/Flocking/benchmark.py
index a778f72a..0f25396d 100644
--- a/Mesa/Flocking/benchmark.py
+++ b/Mesa/Flocking/benchmark.py
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@
 import timeit
 import gc
 import statistics
+import random
 
-setup = f"""
-gc.enable()
+REPETITIONS = 3
+SEED = 12
+
+random.seed(SEED)
+a = []
+for i in range(0, REPETITIONS):
+    tt = timeit.Timer('runthemodel(flock)', setup=
+f"""gc.enable()
 import os, sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("."))
 
@@ -21,13 +28,12 @@ def runthemodel(flock):
 flock = BoidFlockers(
   population=80000,
   width=400,
-  height=400
+  height=400,
+  seed={random.randint(0, 999999999)}
 )
 """
-
-tt = timeit.Timer('runthemodel(flock)', setup=setup)
-SAMPLES=3
-a = tt.repeat(SAMPLES, 1)
+    )
+    a.append(tt.timeit(1))
 print("Mesa Flocking times (ms):", list(map(lambda x: x * 1e3, a)))
 print("Mesa Flocking (mean ms):", statistics.mean(a)*1e3)