diff --git a/giskard/scanner/robustness/text_transformations.py b/giskard/scanner/robustness/text_transformations.py
index 93e4caeb35..7de6f614e6 100644
--- a/giskard/scanner/robustness/text_transformations.py
+++ b/giskard/scanner/robustness/text_transformations.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import itertools
 import json
-import random
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ def execute(self, data: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
 class TextTypoTransformation(TextTransformation):
     name = "Add typos"
 
-    def __init__(self, column, rate=0.05, min_length=10, rng_seed=None):
+    def __init__(self, column, rate=0.05, min_length=10, rng_seed=1729):
         super().__init__(column)
         from .entity_swap import typos
 
@@ -150,10 +149,11 @@ def make_perturbation(self, text):
 class TextLanguageBasedTransformation(TextTransformation):
     needs_dataset = True
 
-    def __init__(self, column):
+    def __init__(self, column, rng_seed=1729):
         super().__init__(column)
         self._lang_dictionary = dict()
         self._load_dictionaries()
+        self.rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=rng_seed)
 
     def _load_dictionaries(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def make_perturbation(self, row):
                 mask_value = f"__GSK__ENT__RELIGION__{n_list}__{n_term}__"
                 text, num_rep = re.subn(rf"\b{re.escape(term)}(s?)\b", rf"{mask_value}\1", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
                 if num_rep > 0:
-                    i = (n_term + 1 + random.randrange(len(term_list) - 1)) % len(term_list)
+                    i = (n_term + 1 + self.rng.choice(len(term_list) - 1)) % len(term_list)
                     replacement = term_list[i]
                     replacements.append((mask_value, replacement))
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def make_perturbation(self, row):
                 )
                 if num_rep > 0:
                     r_income_type = "low-income" if income_type == "high-income" else "high-income"
-                    replacement = random.choice(nationalities_word_dict[entity_type][r_income_type])
+                    replacement = self.rng.choice(nationalities_word_dict[entity_type][r_income_type])
                     replacements.append((mask_value, replacement))
 
         # Replace masks
diff --git a/tests/scan/test_text_transformations.py b/tests/scan/test_text_transformations.py
index dd83da5ac0..03981e4a2c 100644
--- a/tests/scan/test_text_transformations.py
+++ b/tests/scan/test_text_transformations.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import random
 import re
 
 import pandas as pd
@@ -131,9 +130,8 @@ def test_religion_based_transformation():
     )
     from giskard.scanner.robustness.text_transformations import TextReligionTransformation
 
-    t = TextReligionTransformation(column="text")
+    t = TextReligionTransformation(column="text", rng_seed=10)
 
-    random.seed(0)
     transformed = dataset.transform(t)
     transformed_text = transformed.df.text.values
 
@@ -142,12 +140,12 @@ def test_religion_based_transformation():
         "mois de ramadan."
     )
     assert (
-        transformed_text[1] == "Une partie des chrétiens commémorent ce vendredi 5 mai la naissance, l’éveil et la "
-        "mort de muhammad, dit « le Bouddha »"
+        transformed_text[1] == "Une partie des hindous commémorent ce vendredi 5 mai la naissance, l’éveil et la "
+        "mort de abraham, dit « le Bouddha »"
     )
     assert (
         transformed_text[2] == "Signs have also been placed in the direction of kumbh mela along one of the Peak "
-        "District’s most popular hiking routes, Cave Dale, to help christians combine prayer "
+        "District’s most popular hiking routes, Cave Dale, to help jews combine prayer "
         "with enjoying the outdoors."
     )
     assert (
@@ -157,9 +155,6 @@ def test_religion_based_transformation():
 
 
 def test_country_based_transformation():
-    import random
-
-    random.seed(10)
     dataset = _dataset_from_dict(
         {
             "text": [
@@ -173,31 +168,30 @@ def test_country_based_transformation():
     )
     from giskard.scanner.robustness.text_transformations import TextNationalityTransformation
 
-    t = TextNationalityTransformation(column="text")
+    t = TextNationalityTransformation(column="text", rng_seed=0)
 
     transformed = dataset.transform(t)
     transformed_text = transformed.df.text.values
 
     assert (
-        transformed_text[0] == "Les musulmans de Eswatini fêtent vendredi 21 avril la fin du "
+        transformed_text[0] == "Les musulmans de Saint Thomas et Prince fêtent vendredi 21 avril la fin du "
         "jeûne pratiqué durant le mois de ramadan."
     )
-    assert transformed_text[1] == "Des incendies ravagent l'Congo depuis la fin août 2019."
+    assert transformed_text[1] == "Des incendies ravagent l'Liban depuis la fin août 2019."
     assert (
-        transformed_text[2] == "Bali is an Libyan island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic"
+        transformed_text[2] == "Bali is an Singaporean island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic"
         " rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is home to religious sites "
         "such as cliffside Uluwatu Temple"
     )
     assert (
         transformed_text[3]
-        == "President Joe Biden visited U.S.'s capital for the first time since Nigeria invaded the country"
+        == "President Joe Biden visited UAE's capital for the first time since Syria invaded the country"
     )
 
 
 def test_country_based_transformation_edge_cases():
     from giskard.scanner.robustness.text_transformations import TextNationalityTransformation
 
-    random.seed(0)
     df = pd.DataFrame(
         {
             "text": [
@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ def test_country_based_transformation_edge_cases():
         }
     )
 
-    t = TextNationalityTransformation(column="text")
+    t = TextNationalityTransformation(column="text", rng_seed=0)
 
     t1 = t.make_perturbation(df.iloc[0])
     t2 = t.make_perturbation(df.iloc[1])