diff --git a/cgi/sugar_random.pl b/cgi/sugar_random.pl
index c7b8a00fe7465..1fcf910ea857b 100755
--- a/cgi/sugar_random.pl
+++ b/cgi/sugar_random.pl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 # this script is used by howmuchsugar to redirect to a new product randomly
 
-my $r = shift;
+my $r = Apache2::RequestUtil->request();
 
 # read site name in apache provided header
 my $lang = $r->headers_in->{"X-Site-Lang"} // 'en';