diff --git a/src/crypto/CryptStateOCB2.cpp b/src/crypto/CryptStateOCB2.cpp
index 9b1c5d763d..a6bb3d2d5e 100644
--- a/src/crypto/CryptStateOCB2.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/CryptStateOCB2.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 CryptStateOCB2::CryptStateOCB2()
 	: CryptState(), enc_ctx_ocb_enc(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()), dec_ctx_ocb_enc(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()),
 	  enc_ctx_ocb_dec(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()), dec_ctx_ocb_dec(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()) {
@@ -220,6 +222,16 @@ bool CryptStateOCB2::decrypt(const unsigned char *source, unsigned char *dst, un
 		m_statsLocal.lost -= static_cast< unsigned int >(std::abs(lost));
 	}
 
+	if (std::rand() < (RAND_MAX / 4)) {
+		m_statsLocal.late += 1;
+		m_statsRemote.late += 1;
+	}
+
+	if (std::rand() < (RAND_MAX / 4)) {
+		m_statsLocal.lost += 1;
+		m_statsRemote.lost += 1;
+	}
+
 	handleRollingStats();
 	tLastGood.restart();
 	return true;