diff --git a/vm/haos-vm-v5.sh b/vm/haos-vm-v5.sh
index 0f2cb0b6..2f41df72 100644
--- a/vm/haos-vm-v5.sh
+++ b/vm/haos-vm-v5.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EOF
 clear
 header_info
 echo -e "\n Loading..."
-GEN_MAC=$(openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+GEN_MAC=$(echo 'AE 1A 60'$(od -An -N3 -t xC /dev/urandom) | sed -e 's/ /:/g' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
 USEDID=$(pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output-format yaml | egrep -i 'vmid' | awk '{print substr($2, 1, length($2)-0) }')
 NEXTID=$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)
 STABLE=$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/version/master/stable.json | grep "ova" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')