diff --git a/gunpowder/batch_request.py b/gunpowder/batch_request.py
index c6dd05da..b747a881 100644
--- a/gunpowder/batch_request.py
+++ b/gunpowder/batch_request.py
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ def add(self, key, shape, voxel_size=None, directed=None, placeholder=False):
 
     def copy(self):
         """Create a copy of this request."""
-        return copy.deepcopy(self)
+        request_copy = copy.deepcopy(self)
+        request_copy._update_random_seed()
+        return request_copy
 
     def is_deterministic(self):
         """Return true if a random seed has been set for this request."""
diff --git a/gunpowder/nodes/batch_provider.py b/gunpowder/nodes/batch_provider.py
index c988252f..dc641c8e 100644
--- a/gunpowder/nodes/batch_provider.py
+++ b/gunpowder/nodes/batch_provider.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ def request_batch(self, request):
         batch = None
 
         try:
-            request._update_random_seed()
 
             self.set_seeds(request)