diff --git a/theme/page-friends.php b/theme/page-friends.php
index fa5aa679bd4a5e8d631aec332471d4e59ddc3e3e..e0fd91d116de7fa812423de04d23f4f3df46d5ec 100644
--- a/theme/page-friends.php
+++ b/theme/page-friends.php
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
                             <div class="control-group">
                                 <?php
                                     $original_query = clone $wp_query;
-                                    // Show 8 hackers in alphabetical order
-                                    query_posts(array('post_type' => 'hackers', 'posts_per_page' => 8, 'orderby'=> 'title', 'order' => 'ASC'));
+                                    // Show 8 hackers in random order
+                                    // (to avoid the same one being default every time and have a more fair distribution)
+                                    query_posts(array('post_type' => 'hackers', 'posts_per_page' => 8, 'orderby'=> 'rand', 'order' => 'ASC'));
                                     // Set variables for the checked attribute. Add it only on the first radio button.
                                     $checked_attr = 'checked="checked"';
                                     $is_checked = true;