diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/dti.py b/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/dti.py
index 3ba0beeafc..ead0e222c6 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/dti.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/dti.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class DTITrackerInputSpec(CommandLineInputSpec):
     angle_threshold_weight = traits.Float(desc="set angle threshold weighting factor. weighting will be be applied \
         on top of the angle_threshold", argstr="-atw %f")
     random_seed = traits.Int(desc="use random location in a voxel instead of the center of the voxel \
-          to seed. can also define number of seed per voxel. default is 1", argstr="-rseed")
+          to seed. can also define number of seed per voxel. default is 1", argstr="-rseed %d")
     invert_x = traits.Bool(desc="invert x component of the vector", argstr="-ix")
     invert_y = traits.Bool(desc="invert y component of the vector", argstr="-iy")
     invert_z = traits.Bool(desc="invert z component of the vector", argstr="-iz")
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/tests/test_auto_DTITracker.py b/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/tests/test_auto_DTITracker.py
index db5c48c1c9..0a0a66ffb1 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/tests/test_auto_DTITracker.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/diffusion_toolkit/tests/test_auto_DTITracker.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_DTITracker_inputs():
     ),
     primary_vector=dict(argstr='-%s',
     ),
-    random_seed=dict(argstr='-rseed',
+    random_seed=dict(argstr='-rseed %d',
     ),
     step_length=dict(argstr='-l %f',
     ),