diff --git a/multiarea_model/default_params.py b/multiarea_model/default_params.py
index c34b2dafa791ccce1b14a8f5dc026cc1fcb8fd7b..a09b449254c5e4f908d03500f3e0500190eb1e13 100644
--- a/multiarea_model/default_params.py
+++ b/multiarea_model/default_params.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Simulation parameters
 """
 sim_params = {
     # master seed for random number generators
-    'rng_seed': 0,
+    'rng_seed': 1,
     # simulation step (in ms)
     'dt': 0.1,
     # simulated time (in ms)