diff --git a/lib/grammers-crypto/src/factorize.rs b/lib/grammers-crypto/src/factorize.rs
index de84a629..fe54213e 100644
--- a/lib/grammers-crypto/src/factorize.rs
+++ b/lib/grammers-crypto/src/factorize.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ fn modpow(mut n: u128, mut e: u128, m: u128) -> u128 {
 /// Richard Brent: <https://maths-people.anu.edu.au/~brent/pd/rpb051i.pdf>
 #[allow(clippy::many_single_char_names)]
 pub fn factorize(pq: u64) -> (u64, u64) {
+    const ATTEMPTS: [u64; 5] = [43, 47, 53, 59, 61];
+    for attempt in ATTEMPTS {
+        // > Note that this algorithm may not find the factors and will return failure for composite n.
+        // > In that case, use a different f(x) and try again [...] We choose f(x) = x*x + c
+        // Thus by choosing a different `c` we're changing `f(x)` and can try again.
+        // Prime factors are used for the attempts in the hopes they'll be more likely to work.
+        let c = attempt * (pq / 103);
+        let (p, q) = factorize_with_param(pq, c);
+        if p != 1 {
+            return (p, q);
+        }
+    }
+    panic!("failed to factorize in a fixed amount of attempts")
+}
+
+fn factorize_with_param(pq: u64, c: u64) -> (u64, u64) {
     if pq % 2 == 0 {
         return (2, pq / 2);
     }
@@ -52,8 +68,9 @@ pub fn factorize(pq: u64) -> (u64, u64) {
     }
 
     // Random values in the range of 1..pq, chosen by fair dice roll.
+    // c is an input free to change in case the chosen value fails.
     let mut y = 3 * (pq / 7);
-    let c = 5 * (pq / 11);
+    let c = c as u128;
     let m = 7 * (pq / 13);
     let mut g = 1u128;
     let mut r = 1u128;