diff --git a/Documentation/CHANGELOG.md b/Documentation/CHANGELOG.md
index d91d204f1..5c81a876f 100644
--- a/Documentation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/Documentation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Release Date: TBD
 - Creates a `models/` directory with Python model configurations for perfect foresight and Fisher 2-period models. [1347](https://github.com/econ-ark/HARK/pull/1347)
 - Fixes bug in AgentType simulations where 'who_dies' for period t was being recorded in period t-1in the history Carlo simulation functions using Python model configurations.[1296](https://github.com/econ-ark/HARK/pull/1296)
 - Removes unused `simulation.py` .[1296](https://github.com/econ-ark/HARK/pull/1296)
+- Fixes bug that default seed was being used in the initializing of income shock distributions. [1380](https://github.com/econ-ark/HARK/pull/1380)
 
 ### 0.13.0
 
diff --git a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
index 693089d5b..1d80b1362 100644
--- a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
+++ b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
@@ -3742,6 +3742,7 @@ def construct_lognormal_income_process_unemployment(self):
                 "IncUnemp": IncUnemp_list,
             },
             RNG=self.RNG,
+            seed=self.RNG.integers(0, 2**31 - 1),
         )
 
         PermShkDstn = IndexDistribution(
@@ -3751,6 +3752,8 @@ def construct_lognormal_income_process_unemployment(self):
                 "n_approx": PermShkCount_list,
                 "neutral_measure": neutral_measure_list,
             },
+            RNG=self.RNG,
+            seed=self.RNG.integers(0, 2**31 - 1),
         )
 
         TranShkDstn = IndexDistribution(
@@ -3761,6 +3764,8 @@ def construct_lognormal_income_process_unemployment(self):
                 "IncUnemp": IncUnemp_list,
                 "n_approx": TranShkCount_list,
             },
+            RNG=self.RNG,
+            seed=self.RNG.integers(0, 2**31 - 1),
         )
 
         return IncShkDstn, PermShkDstn, TranShkDstn
diff --git a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/tests/test_IndShockConsumerType.py b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/tests/test_IndShockConsumerType.py
index f1881a275..45a202259 100644
--- a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/tests/test_IndShockConsumerType.py
+++ b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/tests/test_IndShockConsumerType.py
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ def test_simulated_values(self):
         # simulation test -- seed/generator specific
         # self.assertAlmostEqual(self.agent.state_now["aLvl"][1], 0.18438, place = HARK_PRECISION)
 
+    def test_income_dist_random_seeds(self):
+        a1 = IndShockConsumerType(seed=1000)
+        a2 = IndShockConsumerType(seed=200)
+
+        self.assertFalse(a1.PermShkDstn.seed == a2.PermShkDstn.seed)
+
 
 class testBufferStock(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests of the results of the BufferStock REMARK."""
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@ def test_cyclical(self):
         CyclicalExample.simulate()
 
         self.assertAlmostEqual(
-            CyclicalExample.state_now["aLvl"][1], 2.41243, places=HARK_PRECISION
+            CyclicalExample.state_now["aLvl"][1], 3.32431, places=HARK_PRECISION
         )