1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rpc/comms/ipc.go b/rpc/comms/ipc.go
index 3cfcbf3cf..f3dda5581 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/ipc.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/ipc.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package comms
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -95,3 +96,7 @@ func NewIpcClient(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec) (*ipcClient, error) {
 func StartIpc(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec, offeredApi shared.EthereumApi) error {
 	return startIpc(cfg, codec, offeredApi)
 }
+
+func newIpcConnId() int {
+	return rand.Int() % 1000000
+}