diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e53de5..f2975d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.14.9]
+### Changed
+* Seed random before environment initialization
 ## [0.14.8]
 ### Fixed
 * Invalid directory names in Windows gsi-upm/soil#5
diff --git a/soil/VERSION b/soil/VERSION
index 13a0c2a..bf61a07 100644
--- a/soil/VERSION
+++ b/soil/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.14.8
\ No newline at end of file
+0.14.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/soil/environment.py b/soil/environment.py
index a0b3d7d..81ef1b1 100644
--- a/soil/environment.py
+++ b/soil/environment.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class Environment(nxsim.NetworkEnvironment):
                  topology=None,
                  *args, **kwargs):
         self.name = name or 'UnnamedEnvironment'
+        seed = seed or time.time()
+        random.seed(seed)
         if isinstance(states, list):
             states = dict(enumerate(states))
         self.states = deepcopy(states) if states else {}
@@ -55,12 +57,11 @@ class Environment(nxsim.NetworkEnvironment):
         self.interval = interval
         self._history = history.History(name=self.name,
                                         backup=True)
+        self['SEED'] = seed
         # Add environment agents first, so their events get
         # executed before network agents
         self.environment_agents = environment_agents or []
         self.network_agents = network_agents or []
-        self['SEED'] = seed or time.time()
-        random.seed(self['SEED'])
 
     @property
     def agents(self):