diff --git a/src/decentralizepy/node/Node.py b/src/decentralizepy/node/Node.py
index 0893919a85b00abc8b03d06211be5b67d6c7050c..41c3f1ffec699475b947c2d51242462c453e8abb 100644
--- a/src/decentralizepy/node/Node.py
+++ b/src/decentralizepy/node/Node.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class Node:
         threads_per_proc = max(math.floor(total_threads / mapping.procs_per_machine), 1)
         torch.set_num_threads(threads_per_proc)
         torch.set_num_interop_threads(1)
-        torch.manual_seed(97)
+        # torch.manual_seed(97)
         self.instantiate(
             rank,
             machine_id,