diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d8ae0d3..6212dc1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         {
           mcchunkie = pkgs.buildGoModule rec {
             pname = "mcchunkie";
-            version = "v1.0.15";
+            version = "v1.0.16";
             src = ./.;
 
             vendorHash = "sha256-LMWaHqmvxG17Z0zh0vmTAYDsc9UkztSCM1+jl2iXSds=";
diff --git a/plugins/beer.go b/plugins/beer.go
index b942670..f6c2bdf 100644
--- a/plugins/beer.go
+++ b/plugins/beer.go
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ func (h *Beer) pretty(b BeerResp, random bool) string {
 	idx := 0
 
 	if random {
-		rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 		idx = rand.Intn(len(b.Records))
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/botsnack.go b/plugins/botsnack.go
index bcaa7c5..4e0f592 100644
--- a/plugins/botsnack.go
+++ b/plugins/botsnack.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"regexp"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
 )
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ func (h *BotSnack) Process(from, msg string) string {
 		"=.=",
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 	return a[rand.Intn(len(a))]
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/groan.go b/plugins/groan.go
index 7bcf6e1..546cd91 100644
--- a/plugins/groan.go
+++ b/plugins/groan.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"regexp"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
 )
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ func (h *Groan) Process(_, _ string) string {
 		"........",
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 	return a[rand.Intn(len(a))]
-
 }
 
 // RespondText to groan events
diff --git a/plugins/homestead.go b/plugins/homestead.go
index 7507b65..c54a810 100644
--- a/plugins/homestead.go
+++ b/plugins/homestead.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (h *Homestead) get(loc string) (*HomesteadResp, error) {
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/love.go b/plugins/love.go
index c7a8243..05003c0 100644
--- a/plugins/love.go
+++ b/plugins/love.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"regexp"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
 )
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ func (h *LoveYou) Process(from, post string) string {
 		"hawkard!",
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 	return a[rand.Intn(len(a))]
-
 }
 
 // SetStore we don't need a store, so just return
diff --git a/plugins/thanks.go b/plugins/thanks.go
index ccc6c2e..fc2cada 100644
--- a/plugins/thanks.go
+++ b/plugins/thanks.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"regexp"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
 )
@@ -43,8 +42,6 @@ func (h *Thanks) Process(from, post string) string {
 		fmt.Sprintf("you're welcome, %s", s),
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
-
 	return a[rand.Intn(len(a))]
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/weather.go b/plugins/weather.go
index 70cd628..22749f7 100644
--- a/plugins/weather.go
+++ b/plugins/weather.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (h *Weather) get(loc string) (*WeatherResp, error) {
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/store.go b/store.go
index 1e7ba43..b363fc1 100644
--- a/store.go
+++ b/store.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *FStore) decodeRoom(room []byte) (*gomatrix.Room, error) {
 
 // Set dumps value into a file named key
 func (s FStore) Set(key string, value string) {
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(string(s), key), []byte(value), 0600)
+	err := os.WriteFile(path.Join(string(s), key), []byte(value), 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func (s FStore) Set(key string, value string) {
 
 // Get pulls value from a file named key
 func (s FStore) Get(key string) (string, error) {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(string(s), key))
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(string(s), key))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil
 	}