diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4014440..79b1f1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pip install sphinx-rtd-theme
 + `DEBUG`, default="0", If set to != "0" (default), debug prints will be enabled
 + `API_URL`, default="http://localhost:5000/"
 + `API_FORCE`, default="", if set to !="" (default), it will replace the API_URL env variable
++ `FORCE_SEED`, default="-1", if set to !="-1" (default), the seeding seed supplied by the user will be ignored and this seed will be used instead
 
 # Stream Video
 
diff --git a/client/compLib/Seeding.py b/client/compLib/Seeding.py
index 6ac3c2f..2eae33e 100644
--- a/client/compLib/Seeding.py
+++ b/client/compLib/Seeding.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import logging
+import os
 
 import numpy as np
 
 # TODO: if set to competition mode, get the seed from the api
+FORCE_SEED = int(os.getenv("FORCE_SEED", "-1"))
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("complib-logger")
 
@@ -32,9 +34,14 @@ Logistic Centers: {self.logistic_center}"""
         :param seed: Seed welcher zum Erstellen des Gamestates benutzt werden soll.
         """
 
-        logger.debug(f"Creating gamestate with seed: {seed}")
-        self.seed = seed
-        self.__set_random_seed(seed)
+        if FORCE_SEED == -1:
+            self.seed = seed
+        else:
+            print(f"Wettkampfmodus, zufälliger Seed wird verwendet: Seed={FORCE_SEED}")
+            self.seed = FORCE_SEED
+
+        logger.debug(f"Creating gamestate with seed: {self.seed}")
+        self.__set_random_seed(self.seed)
 
         self.heu_color = self.__get_random_number(1, 2)