--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2014/12/15 17:39:24	1.551
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2015/02/22 18:40:18	1.552
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.551 2014/12/15 17:39:24 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.552 2015/02/22 18:40:18 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -813,7 +813,10 @@ sub init_safespace {
   $safeeval->permit("require");
   $safeinit .= ';$external::target="'.$target.'";';
   &Apache::run::run($safeinit,$safeeval);
-  &initialize_rndseed($safeeval);
+  my $rawrndseed = &initialize_rndseed($safeeval);
+  if ($target eq 'grade') {
+      $Apache::lonhomework::rawrndseed = $rawrndseed;
+  }
 }
 
 sub clean_safespace {
@@ -852,6 +855,7 @@ sub initialize_rndseed {
     my $safeinit = '$external::randomseed="'.$rndseed.'";';
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("Setting rndseed to $rndseed");
     &Apache::run::run($safeinit,$safeeval);
+    return $rndseed;
 }
 
 sub default_homework_load {