diff --git a/scripts/engine.cm b/scripts/engine.cm
index 3a096911..29d4f476 100644
--- a/scripts/engine.cm
+++ b/scripts/engine.cm
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ stone.p = function(object)
 
 function guid(bits = 256)
 {
+  log.console(os.random())
   var guid = new blob(bits, os.random)
   stone(guid)
   return text(guid,'h')
diff --git a/scripts/os.c b/scripts/os.c
index d2440875..3be14e71 100644
--- a/scripts/os.c
+++ b/scripts/os.c
@@ -501,12 +501,7 @@ int randombytes(void *buf, size_t n) {
 #endif
 
 JSC_CCALL(os_random,
-  double random_double;
-  uint8_t *buf = (uint8_t *)&random_double;
-  if (randombytes(buf, sizeof(double)) != 0) {
-    return JS_ThrowInternalError(js, "failed to generate random bytes");
-  }
-  return JS_NewInt32(js, random_double);
+  return JS_NewFloat64(js, cell_random_fit());
 )
 
 static const JSCFunctionListEntry js_os_funcs[] = {
diff --git a/source/cell.c b/source/cell.c
index 6cdea14b..6a35a6d8 100644
--- a/source/cell.c
+++ b/source/cell.c
@@ -523,12 +523,6 @@ int JS_ArrayLength(JSContext *js, JSValue a)
   return len;
 }
 
-int cell_random() {
-  uint8_t buf[4];
-  randombytes(buf, sizeof(buf));
-  return *(int32_t *)buf;
-}
-
 int js2bool(JSContext *js, JSValue v) { return JS_ToBool(js,v); }
 JSValue bool2js(JSContext *js, int b) { return JS_NewBool(js,b); }
 
@@ -540,6 +534,17 @@ double js2number(JSContext *js, JSValue v) {
   return g;
 }
 
+uint64_t cell_random_fit() {
+  uint64_t buf;
+  randombytes((uint8_t *)&buf, sizeof(buf));
+  return buf >> 11;
+}
+
+double cell_random() {
+  uint64_t buf = cell_random_fit();
+  return (double)buf / 9007199254740992.0;
+}
+
 int uncaught_exception(JSContext *js, JSValue v)
 {
   cell_rt *rt = JS_GetContextOpaque(js);
diff --git a/source/cell.h b/source/cell.h
index 9387c18b..237d767a 100644
--- a/source/cell.h
+++ b/source/cell.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ JSValue js_new_blob_stoned_copy(JSContext *js, void *data, size_t bytes);
 void *js_get_blob_data(JSContext *js, size_t *size, JSValue v);
 int js_is_blob(JSContext *js, JSValue v);
 
-int randombytes(void *buf, size_t n);
-int cell_random();
+double cell_random();
+uint64_t cell_random_fit();
 
 int JS_ArrayLength(JSContext *js, JSValue a);
 
diff --git a/source/cell_internal.h b/source/cell_internal.h
index 6c201b19..49ec397a 100644
--- a/source/cell_internal.h
+++ b/source/cell_internal.h
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ void actor_free(cell_rt *actor);
 
 uint64_t cell_ns();
 void cell_sleep(double seconds);
+int randombytes(void *buf, size_t n);