diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
index ff863855..a6459dde 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
@@ -216,14 +216,15 @@ return ret;
 }
 
 long  WrenchFamilyInitializeAccount(CVars in, CVars &out){
+const PGresult *res;
     logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyInitializeAccount()");
 
     char username[6] = "";
     SetFamilyUsername(in["family_id"].Long(), username, sizeof (username));
 
     int r1;
-    srand(time(NULL));
-    r1 = abs(rand()*10000);
+    //srand(time(NULL));
+    r1 = 1000+(rand()%9000);
     pgsql_exec("UPDATE members_family SET pin='%s' WHERE id=%lu", r1, in["family_id"].Long() );
 
     load_db_record(out, "SELECT * FROM members_family WHERE id = %lu", in["family_id"].Long());