diff --git a/pysollib/actions.py b/pysollib/actions.py
index febe015c2f..19fc611ad4 100644
--- a/pysollib/actions.py
+++ b/pysollib/actions.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def mSelectRandomGame(self, type='all'):
             elif type == 'not played' and won+lost == 0:
                 games.append(gi.id)
         if games:
-            game_id = self.app.getRandomGameId(games)
+            game_id = self.app.chooseRandomOutOfGames(games)
         if game_id and game_id != self.game.id:
             self.game.endGame()
             self.game.quitGame(game_id)
diff --git a/pysollib/app.py b/pysollib/app.py
index d04047a6c8..2db007d39f 100644
--- a/pysollib/app.py
+++ b/pysollib/app.py
@@ -1017,10 +1017,14 @@ def getGameSaveName(self, id):
             return None
         return re.sub(r"[\s]", "_", latin1_normalize(n))
 
-    def getRandomGameId(self, games=None):
-        if games is None:
-            return self.miscrandom.choice(self.gdb.getGamesIdSortedById())
-        return self.miscrandom.choice(games)
+    def _choice(self, lst):
+        return self.miscrandom.choice(lst)
+
+    def chooseRandomOutOfGames(self, games):
+        return self._choice(games)
+
+    def getRandomGameId(self):
+        return self._choice(self.gdb.getGamesIdSortedById())
 
     def getAllUserNames(self):
         names = []