diff --git a/Box.V2/Utility/ExponentialBackoff.cs b/Box.V2/Utility/ExponentialBackoff.cs
index aa06edbe7..30e40f6bb 100644
--- a/Box.V2/Utility/ExponentialBackoff.cs
+++ b/Box.V2/Utility/ExponentialBackoff.cs
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ namespace Box.V2.Utility
 {
     public class ExponentialBackoff : IRetryStrategy
     {
+        private readonly Random _random = new Random();
+
         public TimeSpan GetRetryTimeout(int numRetries)
         {
             var baseInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.0);
             const double RETRY_RANDOMIZATION_FACTOR = 0.5;
             var minRandomization = 1 - RETRY_RANDOMIZATION_FACTOR;
             var maxRandomization = 1 + RETRY_RANDOMIZATION_FACTOR;
-            var random = new Random();
 
-            var randomization = random.NextDouble() * (maxRandomization - minRandomization) + minRandomization;
+            var randomization = _random.NextDouble() * (maxRandomization - minRandomization) + minRandomization;
             var exponential = Math.Pow(2, numRetries - 1);
             var result = Math.Ceiling(exponential * baseInterval.TotalSeconds * randomization);
             return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(result);