diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1f97c5635..1a73a4b96 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts:
           name: 'Save dmls'
           path: src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/out/queries.sql
+      - store_artifacts:
+          name: 'Save diffs'
+          path: src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/out/local_dist.diffs
       - stack_trace
       - coverage:
           flags: 'test_<< parameters.pg_major >>,querygen'
diff --git a/src/test/regress/Makefile b/src/test/regress/Makefile
index 04c38033d..51d6fe86a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/regress/Makefile
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ check-pytest:
 	pytest -n auto
 
 check-query-generator: all
-	${query_generator_check} --bindir=$(bindir) --pgxsdir=$(pgxsdir)
+	${query_generator_check} --bindir=$(bindir) --pgxsdir=$(pgxsdir) --seed=$(seed)
 
 check-citus-upgrade: all
 	$(citus_upgrade_check) \
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/README.md b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/README.md
index cf4d54b0e..b35a96c0a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/README.md
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/README.md
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ citus_dev make testCluster --destroy
 2. Run the test,
 ```bash
 cd src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin
-bash citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh <username> <dbname> <coordinator_port>
+bash citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh <username> <dbname> <coordinator_port> Optional:<seed>
 ```
 3. See the diff content in `src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/out/local_dist_diffs`
 
+Note: `seed` can be used to reproduce a run of Citus test by generating the same queries and results via the given seed.
+
 ### Configuration
 You can configure 3 different parts:
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh
index f921bec0b..c5a97b80c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 psql_user=$1
 psql_db=$2
 psql_port=$3
+seed=${4:-""}
 
 runDDLs()
 {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ showDiffs()
 # run query generator and let it create output ddls and queries
 script_folder=$(dirname "$0")
 out_folder="${script_folder}"/../out
-pushd . && cd "${script_folder}"/.. && python3 generate_queries.py && popd
+pushd . && cd "${script_folder}"/.. && python3 generate_queries.py --seed="${seed}" && popd
 
 # remove result files if exists
 rm -rf "${out_folder}"/dist_queries.out "${out_folder}"/local_queries.out
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/run_query_compare_test.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/run_query_compare_test.py
index 9ab172ef7..dc2f8808c 100755
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/run_query_compare_test.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/bin/run_query_compare_test.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 """query_gen_test
 Usage:
-    run_query_compare_test --bindir=<bindir> --pgxsdir=<pgxsdir>
+    run_query_compare_test --bindir=<bindir> --pgxsdir=<pgxsdir> --seed=<seed>
 
 Options:
     --bindir=<bindir>                      PostgreSQL executable directory(ex: '~/.pgenv/pgsql-10.4/bin')
     --pgxsdir=<pgxsdir>           	       Path to the PGXS directory(ex: ~/.pgenv/src/postgresql-11.3)
+    --seed=<seed>                          Seed number used by the query generator.(ex: 123)
 """
 
 import os
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import common  # noqa: E402
 import config as cfg  # noqa: E402
 
 
-def run_test(config):
+def run_test(config, seed):
     # start cluster
     common.initialize_temp_dir(cfg.CITUS_ARBITRARY_TEST_DIR)
     common.initialize_citus_cluster(
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ def run_test(config):
 
     # run test
     scriptDirPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    testRunCommand = "bash {}/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh {} {} {}".format(
-        scriptDirPath, config.user, config.dbname, config.coordinator_port()
+    testRunCommand = "bash {}/citus_compare_dist_local_joins.sh {} {} {} {}".format(
+        scriptDirPath, config.user, config.dbname, config.coordinator_port(), seed
     )
     process = subprocess.Popen(
         testRunCommand.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
@@ -56,8 +57,10 @@ def run_test(config):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    citusClusterConfig = cfg.CitusSuperUserDefaultClusterConfig(
-        docopt(__doc__, version="run_query_compare_test")
-    )
+    arguments = docopt(__doc__, version="run_query_compare_test")
+    citusClusterConfig = cfg.CitusSuperUserDefaultClusterConfig(arguments)
 
-    run_test(citusClusterConfig)
+    seed = ""
+    if "--seed" in arguments and arguments["--seed"] != "":
+        seed = arguments["--seed"]
+    run_test(citusClusterConfig, seed)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/config/config.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/config/config.py
index 85def6b79..fec93ef19 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/config/config.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/config/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import copy
+import os
 
 import yaml
 from config.config_parser import (
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ from node_defs import CitusType
 
 class Config:
     def __init__(self):
-        configObj = Config.parseConfigFile("config/config.yaml")
+        configObj = Config.parseConfigFile(
+            f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))}/config.yaml"
+        )
 
         self.targetTables = _distinctCopyTables(
             parseTableArray(configObj["targetTables"])
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/data_gen.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/data_gen.py
index 1d508acaf..96f7a1366 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/data_gen.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/data_gen.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def getTableData():
     for table in tables:
         # generate base rows
         dataGenerationSql += _genOverlappingData(table.name, fromVal, table.rowCount)
+        dataGenerationSql += "\n"
         dataGenerationSql += _genNonOverlappingData(table.name, toVal, tableIdx)
         dataGenerationSql += "\n"
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/generate_queries.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/generate_queries.py
index 4f1f7967b..dd63b17ec 100755
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/generate_queries.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/generate_queries.py
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""generate_queries
+Usage:
+    generate_queries --seed=<seed>
+
+Options:
+    --seed=<seed>                          Seed number used by the query generator.(ex: 123)
+"""
+
+import os
+import random
 import signal
 import sys
 
 from data_gen import getTableData
 from ddl_gen import getTableDDLs
+from docopt import docopt
 from query_gen import newQuery
+from random_selections import currentMilliSecs
 
 from config.config import getConfig, resetConfig
 
@@ -29,12 +43,16 @@ def _interactiveMode(ddls, data):
 
 
 def _fileMode(ddls, data):
-    ddlFileName = "out/" + getConfig().ddlOutFile
+    ddlFileName = (
+        f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))}/out/{getConfig().ddlOutFile}"
+    )
     with open(ddlFileName, "w") as ddlFile:
         ddlFile.writelines([ddls, data])
 
     queryCount = getConfig().queryCount
-    fileName = "out/" + getConfig().queryOutFile
+    fileName = (
+        f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))}/out/{getConfig().queryOutFile}"
+    )
     with open(fileName, "w") as f:
         # enable repartition joins due to https://github.com/citusdata/citus/issues/6865
         enableRepartitionJoinCommand = "SET citus.enable_repartition_joins TO on;\n"
@@ -54,6 +72,17 @@ def _fileMode(ddls, data):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, _signal_handler)
 
+    arguments = docopt(__doc__, version="generate_queries")
+    seed = -1
+    if "--seed" in arguments and arguments["--seed"] != "":
+        seed = int(arguments["--seed"])
+    else:
+        seed = currentMilliSecs()
+    assert seed > 0
+
+    random.seed(seed)
+    print(f"---SEED: {seed} ---")
+
     resetConfig()
 
     ddls = getTableDDLs()
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/random_selections.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/random_selections.py
index 188107753..ee32c620a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/random_selections.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/query_generator/random_selections.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import random
+import time
 
 from node_defs import RestrictOp
 
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ def shouldSelectThatBranch():
     return random.randint(0, 1)
 
 
+def currentMilliSecs():
+    """returns total milliseconds since epoch"""
+    return round(time.time() * 1000)
+
+
 def randomRteType():
     """returns a randomly selected RteType given at config"""
     rtes = getConfig().targetRteTypes