diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/boot.js b/lib/jasmine-core/boot.js
index 85adb0d8..583ccd5f 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/boot.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/boot.js
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
   env.throwOnExpectationFailure(throwingExpectationFailures);
 
   var random = queryString.getParam("random");
-  env.randomizeTests(random);
+
+  if (random !== undefined) {
+    env.randomizeTests(random);
+  }
 
   var seed = queryString.getParam("seed");
   if (seed) {
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/boot/boot.js b/lib/jasmine-core/boot/boot.js
index d9b5a80b..5923245a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/boot/boot.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/boot/boot.js
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@
   env.throwOnExpectationFailure(throwingExpectationFailures);
 
   var random = queryString.getParam("random");
-  env.randomizeTests(random);
+
+  if (random !== undefined) {
+    env.randomizeTests(random);
+  }
 
   var seed = queryString.getParam("seed");
   if (seed) {
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 9c65fcf7..cd744f21 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     var currentlyExecutingSuites = [];
     var currentDeclarationSuite = null;
     var throwOnExpectationFailure = false;
-    var random = false;
+    var random = true;
     var seed = null;
 
     var currentSuite = function() {
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/CustomMatchersSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/CustomMatchersSpec.js
index f9ec86ad..04f345ec 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/CustomMatchersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/CustomMatchersSpec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe("Custom Matchers (Integration)", function() {
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env();
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
   });
 
   it("allows adding more matchers local to a spec", function(done) {
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index f77b6265..b5bcef8a 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     };
 
     env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: assertions});
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("A Suite", function() {
       env.it("with a spec", function() {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     };
 
     env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: assertions });
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("Outer suite", function() {
       env.it("an outer spec", function() {
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     };
 
     env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: assertions });
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
 
     env.describe("Outer suite", function() {
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env();
 
     env.addReporter({jasmineDone: done});
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
     env.describe("tests", function() {
       var firstTimeThrough = true, firstSpecContext, secondSpecContext;
 
@@ -909,6 +913,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     };
 
     env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: assertions });
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("tests", function() {
       env.it("test with mock clock", function() {
@@ -1472,6 +1477,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     });
 
     env.addReporter(reporter);
+    env.randomizeTests(true);
     env.execute();
   });
 
@@ -1602,6 +1608,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     });
 
     env.addReporter(reporter);
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("testing custom equality testers", function() {
       env.it("with a custom tester", function() {
@@ -1637,6 +1644,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     });
 
     env.addReporter(reporter);
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("testing custom equality testers", function() {
       env.beforeAll(function() { env.addCustomEqualityTester(function(a, b) { return true; }); });
@@ -1677,6 +1685,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     });
 
     env.addReporter(reporter);
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("testing custom equality testers", function() {
       env.it("with a custom tester", function() {
@@ -1729,6 +1738,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     });
 
     env.addReporter(reporter);
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
 
     env.describe("testing custom equality testers", function() {
       env.beforeAll(function() { env.addCustomEqualityTester(function(a, b) { return true; })});
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
index 2028509a..85eef125 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
+describe("spec running", function () {
   var env;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env();
+    env.randomizeTests(false);
   });
 
   it('should assign spec ids sequentially', function() {
@@ -740,8 +741,8 @@ describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
 
   it("should run the tests in a consistent order when a seed is supplied", function(done) {
     var actions = [];
-    env.randomizeTests(true);
     env.seed('123456');
+    env.randomizeTests(true);
 
     env.beforeEach(function () {
       actions.push('topSuite beforeEach');
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index 7047ea56..e84bbd0a 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
+describe("HtmlReporter", function() {
   it("builds the initial DOM elements, including the title banner", function() {
     var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
       container = document.createElement("div"),
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
             }
           });
 
+        env.randomizeTests(false);
         reporter.initialize();
         reporter.jasmineDone({});
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 9655f15d..4cbed3d8 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     var currentlyExecutingSuites = [];
     var currentDeclarationSuite = null;
     var throwOnExpectationFailure = false;
-    var random = false;
+    var random = true;
     var seed = null;
 
     var currentSuite = function() {