diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 80cfb9c84..5b1ba79e3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 18;
+    public final static long BUILD = 19;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
index d9f7a0a51..8a517a806 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
@@ -727,8 +727,10 @@ public class OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob extends JobImpl {
      * Anonymity issues?
      */
     private TunnelInfo selectOutboundTunnel() {
-        Hash gw = _lease.getGateway();
-        return getContext().tunnelManager().selectOutboundTunnel(_from.calculateHash(), gw);
+        // hurts reliability? let's try picking at random again
+        //Hash gw = _lease.getGateway();
+        //return getContext().tunnelManager().selectOutboundTunnel(_from.calculateHash(), gw);
+        return getContext().tunnelManager().selectOutboundTunnel(_from.calculateHash());
     }
 
     /**