diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 9f6760f6..5f62dbc3 100644
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                 <div id="editor-settings-entries" class="collapsible-content">
                     <div><table>
                     <tr><b class="settings-subheader">Image Settings</b></tr>
-                    <tr class="pl-5"><td><label for="seed">Seed:</label></td><td><input id="seed" name="seed" size="10" value="30000" onkeypress="preventNonNumericalInput(event)"> <input id="random_seed" name="random_seed" type="checkbox" checked><label for="random_seed">Random</label></td></tr>
+                    <tr class="pl-5"><td><label for="seed">Seed:</label></td><td><input id="seed" name="seed" size="10" value="0" onkeypress="preventNonNumericalInput(event)"> <input id="random_seed" name="random_seed" type="checkbox" checked><label for="random_seed">Random</label></td></tr>
                     <tr class="pl-5"><td><label for="num_outputs_total">Number of Images:</label></td><td><input id="num_outputs_total" name="num_outputs_total" value="1" size="1" onkeypress="preventNonNumericalInput(event)"> <label><small>(total)</small></label> <input id="num_outputs_parallel" name="num_outputs_parallel" value="1" size="1" onkeypress="preventNonNumericalInput(event)"> <label for="num_outputs_parallel"><small>(in parallel)</small></label></td></tr>
                     <tr class="pl-5"><td><label for="stable_diffusion_model">Model:</label></td><td>
                         <select id="stable_diffusion_model" name="stable_diffusion_model">
diff --git a/ui/media/js/dnd.js b/ui/media/js/dnd.js
index fd6751bb..fae7c5ae 100644
--- a/ui/media/js/dnd.js
+++ b/ui/media/js/dnd.js
@@ -85,13 +85,14 @@ const TASK_MAPPING = {
             if (!seed) {
                 randomSeedField.checked = true
                 seedField.disabled = true
+                seedField.value = 0
                 return
             }
             randomSeedField.checked = false
             seedField.disabled = false
             seedField.value = seed
         },
-        readUI: () => (randomSeedField.checked ? Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000) : parseInt(seedField.value)),
+        readUI: () => parseInt(seedField.value), // just return the value the user is seeing in the UI
         parse: (val) => parseInt(val)
     },
     num_inference_steps: { name: 'Steps',
diff --git a/ui/media/js/main.js b/ui/media/js/main.js
index 95c1f7d0..e305555f 100644
--- a/ui/media/js/main.js
+++ b/ui/media/js/main.js
@@ -696,6 +696,12 @@ async function checkTasks() {
 
     const genSeeds = Boolean(typeof task.reqBody.seed !== 'number' || (task.reqBody.seed === task.seed && task.numOutputsTotal > 1))
     const startSeed = task.reqBody.seed || task.seed
+    
+    // Update the seed *before* starting the processing so it's retained if user stops the task
+    if (randomSeedField.checked) {
+        seedField.value = task.seed
+    }
+    
     for (let i = 0; i < task.batchCount; i++) {
         let newTask = task
         if (task.batchCount > 1) {
@@ -742,10 +748,6 @@ async function checkTasks() {
         }
     }
 
-    if (randomSeedField.checked) {
-        seedField.value = task.seed
-    }
-
     currentTask = null
 
     if (typeof requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
@@ -1208,7 +1210,7 @@ async function getModels() {
 function checkRandomSeed() {
     if (randomSeedField.checked) {
         seedField.disabled = true
-        seedField.value = "0"
+        //seedField.value = "0" // This causes the seed to be lost if the user changes their mind after toggling the checkbox
     } else {
         seedField.disabled = false
     }