diff --git a/ethutil/rand_test.go b/ethutil/rand_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc64c73e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethutil/rand_test.go
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+package ethutil
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRandomUint64(t *testing.T) {
+	RandomUint64()
+}