diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector.go b/tools/cache/reflector.go
index ca73ba92..d0cb2dd1 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -98,12 +99,17 @@ func NewReflector(lw ListerWatcher, expectedType interface{}, store Store, resyn
 	return NewNamedReflector(getDefaultReflectorName(internalPackages...), lw, expectedType, store, resyncPeriod)
 }
 
+// reflectorDisambiguator is used to disambiguate started reflectors.
+// initialized to an unstable value to ensure meaning isn't attributed to the suffix.
+var reflectorDisambiguator = int64(time.Now().UnixNano() % 12345)
+
 // NewNamedReflector same as NewReflector, but with a specified name for logging
 func NewNamedReflector(name string, lw ListerWatcher, expectedType interface{}, store Store, resyncPeriod time.Duration) *Reflector {
+	reflectorSuffix := atomic.AddInt64(&reflectorDisambiguator, 1)
 	r := &Reflector{
 		name: name,
 		// we need this to be unique per process (some names are still the same)but obvious who it belongs to
-		metrics:       newReflectorMetrics(makeValidPromethusMetricName(fmt.Sprintf("reflector_"+name+"_%07d", rand.Intn(1000000)))),
+		metrics:       newReflectorMetrics(makeValidPromethusMetricName(fmt.Sprintf("reflector_"+name+"_%d", reflectorSuffix))),
 		listerWatcher: lw,
 		store:         store,
 		expectedType:  reflect.TypeOf(expectedType),