diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SharedUtil.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SharedUtil.cpp
index 51794813a9..c73b696fc4 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SharedUtil.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SharedUtil.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void loadRandomIdentifier(unsigned char* identifierBuffer, int numBytes) {
     srand(time(NULL));
     
     for (int i = 0; i < numBytes; i++) {
-        identifierBuffer[i] = rand() % 255;
+        identifierBuffer[i] = rand() % 256;
     }
 }