diff --git a/gui.js b/gui.js
index 497776c8..9e3163fe 100644
--- a/gui.js
+++ b/gui.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ isRetinaSupported, SliderMorph, Animation, BoxMorph, MediaRecorder*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.gui = '2018-April-27';
+modules.gui = '2018-May-03';
 
 // Declarations
 
@@ -2293,14 +2293,15 @@ IDE_Morph.prototype.addNewSprite = function () {
     this.stage.add(sprite);
 
     // randomize sprite properties
-    if (this.world().currentKey === 16) { // shift-click
-        sprite.setHue(rnd.call(this, 0, 100));
-        sprite.setBrightness(rnd.call(this, 50, 100));
-        sprite.turn(rnd.call(this, 1, 360));
-    }
+    sprite.setHue(rnd.call(this, 0, 100));
+    sprite.setBrightness(rnd.call(this, 50, 100));
     sprite.setXPosition(rnd.call(this, -220, 220));
     sprite.setYPosition(rnd.call(this, -160, 160));
 
+    if (this.world().currentKey === 16) { // shift-click
+        sprite.turn(rnd.call(this, 1, 360));
+    }
+
     this.sprites.add(sprite);
     this.corral.addSprite(sprite);
     this.selectSprite(sprite);
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index c93f194e..528fce07 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -4103,3 +4103,7 @@ in development:
 * updated German translation
 * disabled keyboard shortcuts for green-flag (cmd-enter) and stop (esc) in presentation mode
 * Blocks, Threads: added options for sprite attributes to the SET block
+
+180503
+------
+* GUI: (again) randomize pen color when creating a new sprite