diff --git a/igmirror.py b/igmirror.py
index 0b6c81d..0514021 100644
--- a/igmirror.py
+++ b/igmirror.py
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ def update_allaccounts_async():
 def update_allaccounts():
     # update all accounts with a timeout of 20 seconds
     sleeptime = int(config()['timeout_btw_accounts'])
-    for acc_id in os.listdir('./db/accounts'):
+    accounts = os.listdir('./db/accounts')
+    random.shuffle(accounts)
+    for acc_id in accounts:
         print('I| mirroring account "{}"...'.format(acc_id))
         update_igaccount(acc_id)
         print('I| timeout {} seconds'.format(sleeptime))