diff --git a/pysollib/hint.py b/pysollib/hint.py
index b1f48173..99cdbd11 100644
--- a/pysollib/hint.py
+++ b/pysollib/hint.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 
 # PySol imports
 from pysollib.settings import DEBUG, FCS_COMMAND
+from pysollib.pysolrandom import constructRandom
 from pysollib.mfxutil import destruct
 from pysollib.util import KING
 
@@ -854,9 +855,12 @@ class FreeCellSolver_Hint(Base_Solver_Hint):
 
     def importFile(solver, fh, s_game, self):
         s_game.endGame()
+        s_game.random = constructRandom('Custom')
         s_game.newGame(
             shuffle=True,
+            random=constructRandom('Custom'),
             dealer=lambda: solver.importFileHelper(fh, s_game))
+        s_game.random = constructRandom('Custom')
 
     def importFileHelper(solver, fh, s_game):
         game = s_game.s
diff --git a/pysollib/pysolrandom.py b/pysollib/pysolrandom.py
index c4c23c25..28fd6aa7 100644
--- a/pysollib/pysolrandom.py
+++ b/pysollib/pysolrandom.py
@@ -205,12 +205,35 @@ class LCRandom64(MFXRandom):
         return ((self.seed >> 21) & 0x7fffffff) / 2147483648.0
 
 
+MS_LONG_BIT = (long(1) << 1000)
+CUSTOM_BIT = (long(1) << 999)
+
+
+class CustomRandom(BasicRandom):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.initial_seed = self.seed = MS_LONG_BIT | CUSTOM_BIT
+        self.origin = self.ORIGIN_UNKNOWN
+        self.setSeedAsStr('Custom')
+
+    def reset(self):
+        pass
+
+    def shuffle(self, seq):
+        pass
+
+    def getstate(self):
+        return self.seed
+
+    def setstate(self, state):
+        self.seed = state
+
 # ************************************************************************
 # * Linear Congruential random generator
 # * In PySol this is only used for 0 <= seed <= 32000
 # * for Windows FreeCell compatibility
 # ************************************************************************
 
+
 class LCRandom31(MFXRandom):
     MAX_SEED = long('0x1ffffffff', 0)          # 33 bits
 
@@ -274,6 +297,8 @@ def _match_ms(s):
 
 # construct Random from seed string
 def constructRandom(s):
+    if s == 'Custom':
+        return CustomRandom()
     m = _match_ms(s)
     if m:
         seed = long(m.group(1))
@@ -294,10 +319,6 @@ def constructRandom(s):
     return PysolRandom(seed)
 
 
-MS_LONG_BIT = (long(1) << 1000)
-CUSTOM_BIT = (long(1) << 999)
-
-
 def random__str2long(s):
     if s == 'Custom':
         return CUSTOM_BIT | MS_LONG_BIT