diff --git a/src/crypto.c b/src/crypto.c
index 7df296d..9cae021 100644
--- a/src/crypto.c
+++ b/src/crypto.c
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ int sqlite3CodecAttach(sqlite3* db, int nDb, const void *zKey, int nKey) {
 
     sqlcipher_activate(); /* perform internal initialization for sqlcipher */
 
+    sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
+
     /* point the internal codec argument against the contet to be prepared */
     rc = sqlcipher_codec_ctx_init(&ctx, pDb, pDb->pBt->pBt->pPager, fd, zKey, nKey); 
 
     if(rc != SQLITE_OK) return rc; /* initialization failed, do not attach potentially corrupted context */
 
-    sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
-
     sqlite3pager_sqlite3PagerSetCodec(sqlite3BtreePager(pDb->pBt), sqlite3Codec, NULL, sqlite3FreeCodecArg, (void *) ctx);
 
     codec_set_btree_to_codec_pagesize(db, pDb, ctx);
diff --git a/src/crypto_libtomcrypt.c b/src/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
index c9e21c1..ad393df 100644
--- a/src/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
+++ b/src/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
@@ -17,16 +17,25 @@ static int sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(void *ctx, void *buffer, int length) {
 
 static int sqlcipher_ltc_activate(void *ctx) {
   ltc_ctx *ltc = (ltc_ctx*)ctx;
-  sqlite3_mutex_enter(sqlite3MutexAlloc(SQLITE_MUTEX_STATIC_MASTER));
+  int random_buffer_sz = 256;
+  unsigned char random_buffer[random_buffer_sz];
+
   if(ltc_init == 0) {
     if(register_prng(&fortuna_desc) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
     if(register_cipher(&rijndael_desc) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
     if(register_hash(&sha1_desc) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
-    if(fortuna_start(&(ltc->prng)) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
-    if(sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(ctx, &ltc, sizeof(ltc_ctx *)) != SQLITE_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
     ltc_init = 1;
   }
-  sqlite3_mutex_leave(sqlite3MutexAlloc(SQLITE_MUTEX_STATIC_MASTER));
+  
+  if(fortuna_start(&(ltc->prng)) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
+  sqlite3_randomness(random_buffer_sz, &random_buffer);
+  if(sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(ctx, random_buffer, random_buffer_sz) != SQLITE_OK) {
+    return SQLITE_ERROR;
+  }
+  if(sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(ctx, &ltc, sizeof(ltc_ctx *)) != SQLITE_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
+  if(fortuna_ready(&(ltc->prng)) != CRYPT_OK) {
+    return SQLITE_ERROR;
+  }
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +50,7 @@ static const char* sqlcipher_ltc_get_provider_name(void *ctx) {
 
 static int sqlcipher_ltc_random(void *ctx, void *buffer, int length) {
   ltc_ctx *ltc = (ltc_ctx*)ctx;
+  /*
   int random_buffer_sz = 256;
   char random_buffer[random_buffer_sz];
   
@@ -48,9 +58,7 @@ static int sqlcipher_ltc_random(void *ctx, void *buffer, int length) {
   if(sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(ctx, random_buffer, random_buffer_sz) != SQLITE_OK) {
     return SQLITE_ERROR;
   }
-  if(fortuna_ready(&(ltc->prng)) != CRYPT_OK) {
-    return SQLITE_ERROR;
-  }
+  */
   fortuna_read(buffer, length, &(ltc->prng));
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
@@ -65,7 +73,6 @@ static int sqlcipher_ltc_hmac(void *ctx, unsigned char *hmac_key, int key_sz, un
   if((rc = hmac_process(&hmac, in, in_sz)) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
   if((rc = hmac_process(&hmac, in2, in2_sz)) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
   if((rc = hmac_done(&hmac, out, &outlen)) != CRYPT_OK) return SQLITE_ERROR;
-  sqlcipher_ltc_add_random(ctx, out, outlen);
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto_openssl.c b/src/crypto_openssl.c
index 0ddef97..13f2e34 100644
--- a/src/crypto_openssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto_openssl.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ static int sqlcipher_openssl_add_random(void *ctx, void *buffer, int length) {
    sqlcipher_openssl_deactivate() will free the EVP structures. 
 */
 static int sqlcipher_openssl_activate(void *ctx) {
-  sqlite3_mutex_enter(sqlite3MutexAlloc(SQLITE_MUTEX_STATIC_MASTER));
-
   /* we'll initialize openssl and increment the internal init counter
      but only if it hasn't been initalized outside of SQLCipher by this program 
      e.g. on startup */
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ static int sqlcipher_openssl_activate(void *ctx) {
     }
     openssl_init_count++; 
   } 
-  sqlite3_mutex_leave(sqlite3MutexAlloc(SQLITE_MUTEX_STATIC_MASTER));
 }
 
 /* deactivate SQLCipher, most imporantly decremeting the activation count and