diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.cpp
index 9c4112db12..4e1eecc127 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Json::Value rpcError(int iError, Json::Value jvResult)
 		{ rpcNO_PATH,				"noPath",			"Unable to find a ripple path."							},
 		{ rpcNO_PERMISSION,			"noPermission",		"You don't have permission for this command."			},
 		{ rpcNOT_STANDALONE,		"notStandAlone",	"Operation valid in debug mode only."					},
+		{ rpcNOT_SUPPORTED,			"notSupported",		"Operation not supported."								},
 		{ rpcPASSWD_CHANGED,		"passwdChanged",	"Wrong key, password changed."							},
 		{ rpcPAYS_ACT_MALFORMED,	"paysActMalformed",	"Pays account malformed."								},
 		{ rpcPAYS_AMT_MALFORMED,	"paysAmtMalformed",	"Pays amount malformed."								},
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.h b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.h
index f2b73336e9..d77cc24355 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCErr.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum {
 	rpcINTERNAL,		// Generic internal error.
 	rpcFAIL_GEN_DECRPYT,
 	rpcNOT_IMPL,
+	rpcNOT_SUPPORTED,
 	rpcNO_GEN_DECRPYT,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
index 980b78e988..23579ea010 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
@@ -697,13 +697,25 @@ Json::Value RPCHandler::doRandom(Json::Value jvRequest)
 {
 	uint160			uRandom;
 
-	RAND_bytes(uRandom.begin(), uRandom.size());
+	switch (RAND_pseudo_bytes(uRandom.begin(), uRandom.size()))
+	{
+		case 0:
+		case 1:
+			{
+				Json::Value jvResult;
 
-	Json::Value jvResult;
+				jvResult["random"]	= uRandom.ToString();
 
-	jvResult["random"]	= uRandom.ToString();
+				return jvResult;
+			}
+			break;
 
-	return jvResult;
+		case -1:
+			return rpcError(rpcNOT_SUPPORTED);
+
+		default:
+			return rpcError(rpcINTERNAL);
+	}
 }
 
 // TODO: