diff --git a/src/api.py b/src/api.py
index d3e87dfd..fad5d623 100644
--- a/src/api.py
+++ b/src/api.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import json
 import random  # nosec
 import socket
 import subprocess
-import threading
 import time
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler, SimpleXMLRPCServer
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ from version import softwareVersion
 import defaults
 import helper_inbox
 import helper_sent
-import helper_threading
 import network.stats
 import proofofwork
 import queues
@@ -44,6 +42,7 @@ from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
 from debug import logger
 from helper_ackPayload import genAckPayload
 from helper_sql import SqlBulkExecute, sqlExecute, sqlQuery, sqlStoredProcedure
+from helper_threading import StoppableThread
 from inventory import Inventory
 
 str_chan = '[chan]'
@@ -73,11 +72,10 @@ class StoppableXMLRPCServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
 
 
 # This thread, of which there is only one, runs the API.
-class singleAPI(threading.Thread, helper_threading.StoppableThread):
+class singleAPI(StoppableThread):
     """API thread"""
-    def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="singleAPI")
-        self.initStop()
+
+    name = "singleAPI"
 
     def stopThread(self):
         super(singleAPI, self).stopThread()
diff --git a/src/class_addressGenerator.py b/src/class_addressGenerator.py
index 0893b73a..d930fc99 100644
--- a/src/class_addressGenerator.py
+++ b/src/class_addressGenerator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
 import time
-import threading
 import hashlib
 from binascii import hexlify
 from pyelliptic import arithmetic
@@ -19,12 +18,9 @@ from fallback import RIPEMD160Hash
 from helper_threading import StoppableThread
 
 
-class addressGenerator(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class addressGenerator(StoppableThread):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        # QThread.__init__(self, parent)
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="addressGenerator")
-        self.initStop()
+    name = "addressGenerator"
 
     def stopThread(self):
         try:
diff --git a/src/class_objectProcessor.py b/src/class_objectProcessor.py
index 720cdf02..1a9c0d81 100644
--- a/src/class_objectProcessor.py
+++ b/src/class_objectProcessor.py
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ class objectProcessor(threading.Thread):
     objects (msg, broadcast, pubkey, getpubkey) from the receiveDataThreads.
     """
     def __init__(self):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="objectProcessor")
+        random.seed()
         # It may be the case that the last time Bitmessage was running,
         # the user closed it before it finished processing everything in the
         # objectProcessorQueue. Assuming that Bitmessage wasn't closed
         # forcefully, it should have saved the data in the queue into the
         # objectprocessorqueue table. Let's pull it out.
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="objectProcessor")
         queryreturn = sqlQuery(
             '''SELECT objecttype, data FROM objectprocessorqueue''')
         for row in queryreturn:
diff --git a/src/class_singleCleaner.py b/src/class_singleCleaner.py
index e2cdbb89..a5938716 100644
--- a/src/class_singleCleaner.py
+++ b/src/class_singleCleaner.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ resends msg messages in 5 days (then 10 days, then 20 days, etc...)
 import gc
 import os
 import shared
-import threading
 import time
 
 import tr
@@ -36,14 +35,11 @@ import queues
 import state
 
 
-class singleCleaner(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class singleCleaner(StoppableThread):
+    name = "singleCleaner"
     cycleLength = 300
     expireDiscoveredPeers = 300
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="singleCleaner")
-        self.initStop()
-
     def run(self):
         gc.disable()
         timeWeLastClearedInventoryAndPubkeysTables = 0
diff --git a/src/class_singleWorker.py b/src/class_singleWorker.py
index d979ae19..0798296e 100644
--- a/src/class_singleWorker.py
+++ b/src/class_singleWorker.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ src/class_singleWorker.py
 from __future__ import division
 
 import hashlib
-import threading
 import time
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 from struct import pack
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@ def sizeof_fmt(num, suffix='h/s'):
     return "%.1f%s%s" % (num, 'Yi', suffix)
 
 
-class singleWorker(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class singleWorker(StoppableThread):
     """Thread for performing PoW"""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="singleWorker")
-        self.initStop()
+        super(singleWorker, self).__init__(name="singleWorker")
         proofofwork.init()
 
     def stopThread(self):
diff --git a/src/class_smtpDeliver.py b/src/class_smtpDeliver.py
index ef7a4363..fa607220 100644
--- a/src/class_smtpDeliver.py
+++ b/src/class_smtpDeliver.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ src/class_smtpDeliver.py
 
 import smtplib
 import sys
-import threading
 import urlparse
 from email.header import Header
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
@@ -20,14 +19,11 @@ from helper_threading import StoppableThread
 SMTPDOMAIN = "bmaddr.lan"
 
 
-class smtpDeliver(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class smtpDeliver(StoppableThread):
     """SMTP client thread for delivery"""
+    name = "smtpDeliver"
     _instance = None
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="smtpDeliver")
-        self.initStop()
-
     def stopThread(self):
         try:
             queues.UISignallerQueue.put(("stopThread", "data"))  # pylint: disable=no-member
diff --git a/src/class_smtpServer.py b/src/class_smtpServer.py
index 216d35be..d87ab69b 100644
--- a/src/class_smtpServer.py
+++ b/src/class_smtpServer.py
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ class smtpServerPyBitmessage(smtpd.SMTPServer):
                 continue
         return
 
-class smtpServer(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+
+class smtpServer(StoppableThread):
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="smtpServerThread")
-        self.initStop()
+        super(smtpServer, self).__init__(name="smtpServerThread")
         self.server = smtpServerPyBitmessage(('127.0.0.1', LISTENPORT), None)
 
     def stopThread(self):
diff --git a/src/helper_random.py b/src/helper_random.py
index bb173d1b..57f0ccb3 100644
--- a/src/helper_random.py
+++ b/src/helper_random.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ from pyelliptic.openssl import OpenSSL
 NoneType = type(None)
 
 
+def seed():
+    """Initialize random number generator"""
+    random.seed()
+
+
 def randomBytes(n):
     """Method randomBytes."""
     try:
diff --git a/src/helper_threading.py b/src/helper_threading.py
index 6b6a5e25..4b0a074e 100644
--- a/src/helper_threading.py
+++ b/src/helper_threading.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Helper threading perform all the threading operations."""
 
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 import threading
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+import helper_random
 
 try:
     import prctl
@@ -22,7 +24,16 @@ else:
     threading.Thread._Thread__bootstrap = _thread_name_hack
 
 
-class StoppableThread(object):
+class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
+    name = None
+
+    def __init__(self, name=None):
+        if name:
+            self.name = name
+        super(StoppableThread, self).__init__(name=self.name)
+        self.initStop()
+        helper_random.seed()
+
     def initStop(self):
         self.stop = threading.Event()
         self._stopped = False
@@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ class StoppableThread(object):
 class BusyError(threading.ThreadError):
     pass
 
+
 @contextmanager
 def nonBlocking(lock):
     locked = lock.acquire(False)
diff --git a/src/network/addrthread.py b/src/network/addrthread.py
index 5b0ea638..9f516e80 100644
--- a/src/network/addrthread.py
+++ b/src/network/addrthread.py
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import Queue
-import threading
 
-import addresses
 from helper_threading import StoppableThread
 from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
 from queues import addrQueue
-import protocol
 import state
 
-class AddrThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
-    def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="AddrBroadcaster")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "AddrBroadcaster"
+
+class AddrThread(StoppableThread):
+    name = "AddrBroadcaster"
 
     def run(self):
         while not state.shutdown:
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ class AddrThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                 except KeyError:
                     continue
 
-            #finish
+            # finish
 
             addrQueue.iterate()
             for i in range(len(chunk)):
diff --git a/src/network/announcethread.py b/src/network/announcethread.py
index a94eeb36..e7bec45a 100644
--- a/src/network/announcethread.py
+++ b/src/network/announcethread.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import threading
 import time
 
 from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
@@ -9,11 +8,10 @@ from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
 from network.udp import UDPSocket
 import state
 
-class AnnounceThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+
+class AnnounceThread(StoppableThread):
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="Announcer")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "Announcer"
+        super(AnnounceThread, self).__init__(name="Announcer")
         logger.info("init announce thread")
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/src/network/downloadthread.py b/src/network/downloadthread.py
index babce5da..308dffcb 100644
--- a/src/network/downloadthread.py
+++ b/src/network/downloadthread.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import threading
 import time
 
 import addresses
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
 from objectracker import missingObjects
 
 
-class DownloadThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class DownloadThread(StoppableThread):
     minPending = 200
     maxRequestChunk = 1000
     requestTimeout = 60
@@ -20,9 +19,7 @@ class DownloadThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
     requestExpires = 3600
 
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="Downloader")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "Downloader"
+        super(DownloadThread, self).__init__(name="Downloader")
         logger.info("init download thread")
         self.lastCleaned = time.time()
 
diff --git a/src/network/invthread.py b/src/network/invthread.py
index 6f6f1364..e79172ba 100644
--- a/src/network/invthread.py
+++ b/src/network/invthread.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import Queue
-from random import randint, shuffle
-import threading
+import random
 from time import time
 
 import addresses
-from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
+import protocol
+import state
 from helper_threading import StoppableThread
 from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
 from network.dandelion import Dandelion
 from queues import invQueue
-import protocol
-import state
 
 
 def handleExpiredDandelion(expired):
@@ -33,11 +31,8 @@ def handleExpiredDandelion(expired):
                         i.objectsNewToThem[hashid] = time()
 
 
-class InvThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
-    def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="InvBroadcaster")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "InvBroadcaster"
+class InvThread(StoppableThread):
+    name = "InvBroadcaster"
 
     def handleLocallyGenerated(self, stream, hashId):
         Dandelion().addHash(hashId, stream=stream)
@@ -80,7 +75,7 @@ class InvThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                             if connection == Dandelion().objectChildStem(inv[1]):
                                 # Fluff trigger by RNG
                                 # auto-ignore if config set to 0, i.e. dandelion is off
-                                if randint(1, 100) >= state.dandelion:
+                                if random.randint(1, 100) >= state.dandelion:
                                     fluffs.append(inv[1])
                                 # send a dinv only if the stem node supports dandelion
                                 elif connection.services & protocol.NODE_DANDELION > 0:
@@ -91,13 +86,15 @@ class InvThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                             fluffs.append(inv[1])
 
                     if fluffs:
-                        shuffle(fluffs)
-                        connection.append_write_buf(protocol.CreatePacket('inv', \
-                                addresses.encodeVarint(len(fluffs)) + "".join(fluffs)))
+                        random.shuffle(fluffs)
+                        connection.append_write_buf(protocol.CreatePacket(
+                            'inv', addresses.encodeVarint(len(fluffs)) +
+                            "".join(fluffs)))
                     if stems:
-                        shuffle(stems)
-                        connection.append_write_buf(protocol.CreatePacket('dinv', \
-                                addresses.encodeVarint(len(stems)) + "".join(stems)))
+                        random.shuffle(stems)
+                        connection.append_write_buf(protocol.CreatePacket(
+                            'dinv', addresses.encodeVarint(len(stems)) +
+                            "".join(stems)))
 
             invQueue.iterate()
             for i in range(len(chunk)):
diff --git a/src/network/networkthread.py b/src/network/networkthread.py
index 9ceb856b..433c771e 100644
--- a/src/network/networkthread.py
+++ b/src/network/networkthread.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import threading
 
 import network.asyncore_pollchoose as asyncore
 import state
@@ -8,11 +7,9 @@ from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
 from queues import excQueue
 
 
-class BMNetworkThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class BMNetworkThread(StoppableThread):
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="Asyncore")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "Asyncore"
+        super(BMNetworkThread, self).__init__(name="Asyncore")
         logger.info("init asyncore thread")
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/src/network/receivequeuethread.py b/src/network/receivequeuethread.py
index 0a7562cb..5d8cbd37 100644
--- a/src/network/receivequeuethread.py
+++ b/src/network/receivequeuethread.py
@@ -1,27 +1,18 @@
 import errno
 import Queue
 import socket
-import sys
-import threading
-import time
 
-import addresses
-from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
 from debug import logger
 from helper_threading import StoppableThread
-from inventory import Inventory
 from network.connectionpool import BMConnectionPool
-from network.bmproto import BMProto
 from network.advanceddispatcher import UnknownStateError
 from queues import receiveDataQueue
-import protocol
 import state
 
-class ReceiveQueueThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+
+class ReceiveQueueThread(StoppableThread):
     def __init__(self, num=0):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="ReceiveQueue_%i" %(num))
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "ReceiveQueue_%i" % (num)
+        super(ReceiveQueueThread, self).__init__(name="ReceiveQueue_%i" % num)
         logger.info("init receive queue thread %i", num)
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/src/network/uploadthread.py b/src/network/uploadthread.py
index 61ee6fab..9b29ef0a 100644
--- a/src/network/uploadthread.py
+++ b/src/network/uploadthread.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 src/network/uploadthread.py
 """
 # pylint: disable=unsubscriptable-object
-import threading
 import time
 
 import helper_random
@@ -15,14 +14,12 @@ from network.dandelion import Dandelion
 from randomtrackingdict import RandomTrackingDict
 
 
-class UploadThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class UploadThread(StoppableThread):
     """This is a thread that uploads the objects that the peers requested from me """
     maxBufSize = 2097152  # 2MB
 
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="Uploader")
-        self.initStop()
-        self.name = "Uploader"
+        super(UploadThread, self).__init__(name="Uploader")
         logger.info("init upload thread")
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/src/upnp.py b/src/upnp.py
index d4ffce36..fdc4bc1d 100644
--- a/src/upnp.py
+++ b/src/upnp.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Reference: http://mattscodecave.com/posts/using-python-and-upnp-to-forward-a-por
 
 import httplib
 import socket
-import threading
 import time
 import urllib2
 from random import randint
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ class Router:  # pylint: disable=old-style-class
         return resp
 
 
-class uPnPThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
+class uPnPThread(StoppableThread):
     """Start a thread to handle UPnP activity"""
 
     SSDP_ADDR = "239.255.255.250"
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ class uPnPThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
     SSDP_ST = "urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:InternetGatewayDevice:1"
 
     def __init__(self):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="uPnPThread")
+        super(uPnPThread, self).__init__(name="uPnPThread")
         try:
             self.extPort = BMConfigParser().getint('bitmessagesettings', 'extport')
         except:
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@ class uPnPThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
         self.sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_MULTICAST_TTL, 2)
         self.sock.settimeout(5)
         self.sendSleep = 60
-        self.initStop()
 
     def run(self):
         """Start the thread to manage UPnP activity"""