diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88b4c8f..a5498d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "angular": "^1.7.9",
     "angular-router-browserify": "0.0.2",
     "angular-vs-repeat": "2.0.13",
+    "random-js" : "2.1.0",
     "axios": "^0.19.2",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "diskdb": "^0.1.17",
diff --git a/src/helperFuncs.js b/src/helperFuncs.js
index d232f42..e1708ad 100644
--- a/src/helperFuncs.js
+++ b/src/helperFuncs.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
 let channelCache = require('./channel-cache');
 const SLACK = require('./constants').SLACK;
+const randomJS = require("random-js");
+const Random = randomJS.Random;
+const random = new Random( randomJS.MersenneTwister19937.autoSeed() );
 
 function getCurrentProgramAndTimeElapsed(date, channel) {
     let channelStartTime = (new Date(channel.startTime)).getTime();
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ function createLineup(obj, channel, fillers, isFirst) {
                 //it's boring and odd to tune into a channel and it's always
                 //the start of a commercial.
                 let more = Math.max(0, filler.duration - fillerstart - 15000 - SLACK);
-                fillerstart += Math.floor(more * Math.random() );
+                fillerstart +=  random.integer(0, more);
             }
             lineup.push({   // just add the video, starting at 0, playing the entire duration
                 type: 'commercial',
@@ -152,12 +155,7 @@ function createLineup(obj, channel, fillers, isFirst) {
 }
 
 function weighedPick(a, total) {
-    if (a==total) {
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        let ran = Math.random();
-        return ran * total < a;
-    }
+    return random.bool(a, total);
 }
 
 function pickRandomWithMaxDuration(channel, fillers, maxDuration) {
diff --git a/src/plexTranscoder.js b/src/plexTranscoder.js
index 00663a1..11f3def 100644
--- a/src/plexTranscoder.js
+++ b/src/plexTranscoder.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ lang=en`
         try {
             return this.getVideoStats().videoDecision === "copy";
         } catch (e) {
-            console.log("Error at decision:" + e);
+            console.log("Error at decision:", e);
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ lang=en`
         try {
             return this.getVideoStats().videoDecision === "copy" && this.getVideoStats().audioDecision === "copy";
         } catch (e) {
-            console.log("Error at decision:" + e);
+            console.log("Error at decision:" , e);
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ lang=en`
                 }
             }.bind(this) )
         } catch (e) {
-            console.log("Error at decision:" + e);
+            console.log("Error at decision:" , e);
         }
 
         this.log("Current video stats:")
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ lang=en`
 
     async getDecision(directPlay) {
         try {
-            this.getDecisionUnmanaged(directPlay);
+            await this.getDecisionUnmanaged(directPlay);
         } catch (err) {
             console.error(err);
         }