diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/data.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/data.jsx
index 4665441..2568ff6 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/data.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/data.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function apiFetch(path, opts = {}) {
   const res = await fetch(API + path, {
     credentials: 'include',
     ...opts,
-    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', ...(opts.headers || {}) },
+    headers: { ...(opts.headers || {}), 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
   });
   // 401 from any API call means there's no live session. Bounce to the
   // login screen instead of leaving the app in a half-loaded state.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function normalizeAsset(a, projectMap) {
     comments: 0,
     progress: 0,
     tc: a.start_tc || null,
-    seed: a.id ? a.id.charCodeAt(0) % 6 : 1,
+    seed: a.id ? Array.from(a.id.replace(/-/g, '')).reduce((acc, c) => acc + c.charCodeAt(0), 0) % 6 : 1,
   };
 }