diff --git a/infra/k8s/argo/alpha-perception-template.yaml b/infra/k8s/argo/alpha-perception-template.yaml
index 010cf945c..1580eaad0 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/argo/alpha-perception-template.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/argo/alpha-perception-template.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
       - name: n-val-seqs
         value: "1000"
       - name: seed
-        value: "0x4242"
+        value: "16962"
 
   volumes:
     - name: git-ssh-key
diff --git a/scripts/argo-alpha-perception.sh b/scripts/argo-alpha-perception.sh
index 489dcc1b5..ab3c46ea4 100755
--- a/scripts/argo-alpha-perception.sh
+++ b/scripts/argo-alpha-perception.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LR_CFC=3e-3
 LR_MAMBA2=1e-3
 N_TRAIN_SEQS=8000
 N_VAL_SEQS=1000
-SEED=0x4242
+SEED=16962
 WATCH=false
 
 usage() {