diff --git a/funcs_scripts.php b/funcs_scripts.php
index 979d8fe..e972f87 100644
--- a/funcs_scripts.php
+++ b/funcs_scripts.php
@@ -350,21 +350,11 @@ function human_cron(string $cron): string
  * between 1 and 28
  * Note that this will return the exact same value every time it is called for a given filename in a given module
  */
-function predictable_random_int($max, $offset = 0): int
+function predictable_random_int($scriptName, $max, $offset = 0): int
 {
-    global $MODULE_DIR;
-    $callingFile = debug_backtrace()[0]['file'];
-    // remove absolute path e.g. /home/myuser/...
-    $moduleStandardiserDir = basename(__DIR__);
-    $dirQuoted = preg_quote($moduleStandardiserDir);
-    // double $dirQuoted is for github actions CI where there which will have a directory strcture
-    // with /module-standardiser/module-standardiser/...
-    if (!preg_match("#/$dirQuoted/$dirQuoted/(.+)$#", $callingFile, $matches)) {
-        preg_match("#/$dirQuoted/(.+)$#", $callingFile, $matches);
-    }
-    $relativePath = $matches[1];
-    $chars = str_split("$MODULE_DIR-$relativePath");
+    $chars = str_split(module_name() . $scriptName);
     $codes = array_map(fn($c) => ord($c), $chars);
-    mt_srand(array_sum($codes));
-    return mt_rand(0, $max) + $offset;
+    $sum = array_sum($codes);
+    $remainder = $sum % ($max + 1);
+    return $remainder + $offset;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cms-any/dispatch-ci.php b/scripts/cms-any/dispatch-ci.php
index 41e2450..eb0ec48 100644
--- a/scripts/cms-any/dispatch-ci.php
+++ b/scripts/cms-any/dispatch-ci.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
 // run on two consecutive days of the week
-$dayOfWeek = predictable_random_int(6);
+$dayOfWeek = predictable_random_int('dispatch-ci', 6);
 $nextDayOfWeek = $dayOfWeek === 6 ? 0 : $dayOfWeek + 1;
 $runsOnDaysOfWeek = sprintf('%s,%s', $dayOfWeek, $nextDayOfWeek);
 // run at a random hour of the day
-$runOnHour = predictable_random_int(23);
+$runOnHour = predictable_random_int('dispatch-ci', 23);
 // run at a random minute of the hour rounded to 5 minutes
-$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int(11) * 5;
+$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int('dispatch-ci', 11) * 5;
 
 $cron = "$runOnMinute $runOnHour * * $runsOnDaysOfWeek";
 $humanCron = human_cron($cron);
diff --git a/scripts/cms-any/keepalive.php b/scripts/cms-any/keepalive.php
index 8abc615..25bf944 100644
--- a/scripts/cms-any/keepalive.php
+++ b/scripts/cms-any/keepalive.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 // run on a day of the month up to the 28th
-$runOnDay = predictable_random_int(27, 1);
+$runOnDay = predictable_random_int('keepalive', 27, 1);
 // run at a random hour of the day
-$runOnHour = predictable_random_int(23);
+$runOnHour = predictable_random_int('keepalive', 23);
 // run at a random minute of the hour rounded to 5 minutes
-$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int(11) * 5;
+$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int('keepalive', 11) * 5;
 
 $cron = "$runOnMinute $runOnHour $runOnDay * *";
 $humanCron = human_cron($cron);
diff --git a/scripts/cms-any/merge-ups.php b/scripts/cms-any/merge-ups.php
index 817ceb3..ea6a49e 100644
--- a/scripts/cms-any/merge-ups.php
+++ b/scripts/cms-any/merge-ups.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 // run on a random day of the week
-$runOnDay = predictable_random_int(6);
+$runOnDay = predictable_random_int('merge-ups', 6);
 // run at a random hour of the day
-$runOnHour = predictable_random_int(23);
+$runOnHour = predictable_random_int('merge-ups', 23);
 // run at a random minute of the hour rounded to 5 minutes
-$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int(11) * 5;
+$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int('merge-ups', 11) * 5;
 
 // If there's a CI workflow, offset mergeups from the CI run by 3 days
 if (check_file_exists('.github/workflows/dispatch-ci.yml')) {
diff --git a/scripts/cms-any/update-js.php b/scripts/cms-any/update-js.php
index c3a04ea..26e5246 100644
--- a/scripts/cms-any/update-js.php
+++ b/scripts/cms-any/update-js.php
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 $account = module_account();
 
 // run at a random hour of the day
-$runOnHour = predictable_random_int(23);
+$runOnHour = predictable_random_int('update-js', 23);
 // run at a random minute of the hour rounded to 5 minutes
-$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int(11) * 5;
+$runOnMinute = predictable_random_int('update-js', 11) * 5;
 // run on a 1st of the month
 $runOnDay = 1;
 
diff --git a/tests/FuncsScriptsTest.php b/tests/FuncsScriptsTest.php
index 641dd19..94fb89d 100644
--- a/tests/FuncsScriptsTest.php
+++ b/tests/FuncsScriptsTest.php
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ class FuncsScriptsTest extends TestCase
 {
     public function testPredictableRandomInt()
     {
-        global $MODULE_DIR;
-        $MODULE_DIR = 'lorem';
-        $this->assertSame(0, predictable_random_int(15));
-        $this->assertSame(25, predictable_random_int(30));
-        $this->assertSame(45, predictable_random_int(30, 20));
-        $MODULE_DIR = 'donuts';
-        $this->assertSame(13, predictable_random_int(15));
-        // use eval to simulate calling from a different file
-        // it will suffix "(19) : eval()'d code" to the calling file in debug_backtrace()
-        $ret = null;
-        eval('$ret = predictable_random_int(15);');
-        $this->assertSame(2, $ret);
+        global $GITHUB_REF;
+        // set $GITHUB_REF because by module_name() which is used by predictable_random_int()
+        $GITHUB_REF = 'myaccount/lorem';
+        $this->assertSame(1, predictable_random_int('test-script', 15));
+        // Setting a higher max does more than just add to the result, it's somewhat random
+        $this->assertSame(23, predictable_random_int('test-script', 30));
+        // Setting an offset simply adds to the result of the same max as above
+        $this->assertSame(43, predictable_random_int('test-script', 30, 20));
+        // Changing $GITHUB_REF will change the result
+        $GITHUB_REF = 'myaccount/donuts';
+        $this->assertSame(15, predictable_random_int('test-script', 15));
+        // Changing the script name will change the result
+        $this->assertSame(6, predictable_random_int('different-script', 15));
     }
 }
diff --git a/update_command.php b/update_command.php
index da64500..e4ad904 100644
--- a/update_command.php
+++ b/update_command.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         $cloneUrl = $module['cloneUrl'];
         $MODULE_DIR =  MODULES_DIR . "/$repo";
         $GITHUB_REF = "$account/$repo";
+
         // clone repo
         // always clone the actual remote even when doing update-prs even though this is slower
         // reason is because we read origin in .git/config to workout the actual $account in