diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index 03b58c0..a4efee8 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ d = pdb.set_trace
 
 REQUIRE_CONFIG_CONSUMED = False
 WANDB_START_METHOD = 'fork'
-REINIT = False
+REINIT = True
 
 Parallelization_Primitive = Thread  # Process
 
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ class Slate():
 
     def expand_vars(self, string, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(string, str):
+            rand = int(random.random()*99999999)
             if string == '{rand}':
-                return int(random.random()*99999999)
-            return string.format(**kwargs, rand=int(random.random()*99999999))
+                return rand
+            return string.format(**kwargs, rand=rand)
         return string
 
     def apply_nested(self, d, f):