diff --git a/app/models/application_record.rb b/app/models/application_record.rb
index 10a4cba84..4c7aa15dc 100644
--- a/app/models/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/application_record.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
   self.abstract_class = true
+
+  def self.sample(count = 1)
+    if count == 1
+      reorder("RANDOM()").first
+    else
+      reorder("RANDOM()").limit(count)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/budgets.rb b/db/dev_seeds/budgets.rb
index a1e4738f2..e8a1269bd 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/budgets.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/budgets.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ end
 
 section "Marking investments as visible to valuators" do
   (1..50).to_a.sample.times do
-    Budget::Investment.reorder("RANDOM()").first.update(visible_to_valuators: true)
+    Budget::Investment.sample.update(visible_to_valuators: true)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/flags.rb b/db/dev_seeds/flags.rb
index c57cac524..ebddb901a 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/flags.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/flags.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ section "Flagging Debates & Comments" do
 end
 
 section "Ignoring flags in Debates, comments & proposals" do
-  Debate.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(10).each(&:ignore_flag)
-  Comment.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(30).each(&:ignore_flag)
-  Proposal.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(10).each(&:ignore_flag)
+  Debate.flagged.sample(10).each(&:ignore_flag)
+  Comment.flagged.sample(30).each(&:ignore_flag)
+  Proposal.flagged.sample(10).each(&:ignore_flag)
 end
diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/hiddings.rb b/db/dev_seeds/hiddings.rb
index ed1d938d2..d91f5a886 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/hiddings.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/hiddings.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 section "Hiding debates, comments & proposals" do
-  Comment.with_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(30).each(&:hide)
-  Debate.with_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(5).each(&:hide)
-  Proposal.with_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(10).each(&:hide)
+  Comment.with_hidden.flagged.sample(30).each(&:hide)
+  Debate.with_hidden.flagged.sample(5).each(&:hide)
+  Proposal.with_hidden.flagged.sample(10).each(&:hide)
 end
 
 section "Confirming hiding in debates, comments & proposals" do
-  Comment.only_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(10).each(&:confirm_hide)
-  Debate.only_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(5).each(&:confirm_hide)
-  Proposal.only_hidden.flagged.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(5).each(&:confirm_hide)
+  Comment.only_hidden.flagged.sample(10).each(&:confirm_hide)
+  Debate.only_hidden.flagged.sample(5).each(&:confirm_hide)
+  Proposal.only_hidden.flagged.sample(5).each(&:confirm_hide)
 end
diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/notifications.rb b/db/dev_seeds/notifications.rb
index 5452c7f79..237d42215 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/notifications.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/notifications.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ section "Creating comment notifications" do
                             title: Faker::Lorem.sentence(3).truncate(60),
                             description: "<p>#{Faker::Lorem.paragraphs.join("</p><p>")}</p>",
                             tag_list: Tag.all.sample(3).join(","),
-                            geozone: Geozone.reorder("RANDOM()").first,
+                            geozone: Geozone.sample,
                             terms_of_service: "1")
 
-    comment = Comment.create!(user: User.reorder("RANDOM()").first,
+    comment = Comment.create!(user: User.sample,
                               body: Faker::Lorem.sentence,
                               commentable: debate)
 
diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/polls.rb b/db/dev_seeds/polls.rb
index e26c99d7d..9813865dc 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/polls.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/polls.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ section "Creating polls" do
                starts_at: 5.days.ago,
                ends_at:   5.days.from_now,
                geozone_restricted: true,
-               geozones: Geozone.reorder("RANDOM()").limit(3))
+               geozones: Geozone.sample(3))
 
   Poll.create!(name: I18n.t("seeds.polls.recounting_poll"),
                slug: I18n.t("seeds.polls.recounting_poll").parameterize,