diff --git a/vrtManager/util.py b/vrtManager/util.py
index 1f15b37..abe2309 100644
--- a/vrtManager/util.py
+++ b/vrtManager/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import random
-import secrets
 import re
 import string
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ def randomMAC():
 
 def randomUUID():
     """Generate a random UUID."""
-    u = [secrets.randbelow(256) for ignore in range(0, 16)]
+    u = [random.randint(0, 255) for ignore in range(0, 16)]
     u[6] = (u[6] & 0x0F) | (4 << 4)
     u[8] = (u[8] & 0x3F) | (2 << 6)
     return "-".join(["%02x" * 4, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 6]) % tuple(u)
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ def randomUUID():
 
 def randomPasswd(length=12, alphabet=string.ascii_letters + string.digits):
     """Generate a random password"""
-    return "".join([secrets.choice(alphabet) for i in range(length)])
+    return "".join([random.choice(alphabet) for i in range(length)])
 
 
 def get_max_vcpus(conn, type=None):