diff --git a/sub_crates/backend/src/hash.rs b/sub_crates/backend/src/hash.rs
index 8cf9ad6..54f2896 100644
--- a/sub_crates/backend/src/hash.rs
+++ b/sub_crates/backend/src/hash.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ pub struct LedHash256 {
 impl LedHash256 {
     pub fn new() -> LedHash256 {
         LedHash256 {
-            state: [0, 0, 0, 0],
+            state: [
+                0xe2b8d3b67882709f,
+                0x045e21ec46bcea22,
+                0x51ea37fa96fbae67,
+                0xf5d94991b6b9b944,
+            ],
             buf: [0; BLOCK_SIZE],
             buf_length: 0,
             message_length: 0,
@@ -141,28 +146,16 @@ fn add_data_to_state(state: &mut [u64; 4], data: &[u8]) {
 
 /// Mixes the passed hash state.
 ///
-/// Inspired by Skein 1.3, and using its MIX function and rotation
-/// constants.
+/// Inspired by Skein 1.3's MIX function and permutation approach.
 ///
-/// Each round actually applies the MIX function twice, with a different
-/// word permutation such that each word affects every other word once
-/// per round.
-///
-/// 3 rounds is enough for each bit to have a reasonable chance of
-/// affecting most other bits: one input bit flip on average causes about
-/// 110 output bit flips.  5 rounds is enough for full diffusion.
+/// 6 rounds is enough for each bit to have a reasonable chance of
+/// affecting most other bits.  9 rounds is enough for full diffusion.
 #[inline(always)]
 fn mix_state(state: &mut [u64; 4], rounds: usize) {
-    // Rotation constants from Skein-256-256 v1.3.
-    const ROTATIONS: &[[u32; 4]] = &[
-        [14, 16, 52, 57],
-        [23, 40, 5, 37],
-        [25, 33, 46, 12],
-        [58, 22, 32, 32],
-    ];
+    const ROTATIONS: &[[u32; 2]] = &[[31, 25], [5, 48], [20, 34], [21, 57], [11, 41], [18, 33]];
 
     debug_assert!(rounds % 2 == 0);
-    for round in 0..(rounds / 2) {
+    for round in 0..rounds {
         let rot = ROTATIONS[round % ROTATIONS.len()];
 
         // MIX function.
@@ -171,14 +164,7 @@ fn mix_state(state: &mut [u64; 4], rounds: usize) {
         state[1] = state[1].wrapping_add(state[3]);
         state[3] = state[3].rotate_left(rot[1]) ^ state[1];
 
-        // We change the indices we use below, as if we
-        // did a [0 1 2 3] -> [0 1 3 2] permutation.
-
-        // MIX function.
-        state[0] = state[0].wrapping_add(state[3]);
-        state[3] = state[3].rotate_left(rot[2]) ^ state[0];
-        state[1] = state[1].wrapping_add(state[2]);
-        state[2] = state[2].rotate_left(rot[3]) ^ state[1];
+        state.swap(2, 3);
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,41 +180,41 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_empty() {
-        let correct_digest = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
+        let correct_digest = "e0d4e0a2608a8741e349fa1ea0263fedbd65f66dfbcbcecd77a334c809424cb6";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(&[])), correct_digest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_zero() {
-        let correct_digest = "c3da6dcfc0b3b293ddd210be8922b36d401ab8bac6ee0717d3f4e6f5b6a91183";
+        let correct_digest = "6e5f483d20443bb6e70c300b0a5aa64ce36d346793ea62d53a198d8ae48f60f3";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(&[0u8])), correct_digest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_string_01() {
         let s = "0123456789";
-        let correct_digest = "07ee14811136870400e801bcf2790f5c560d2d76fcc8bf83e4c33facb024ff3f";
+        let correct_digest = "f12f795967313e9a0e822edaa307c3d7b7d19ce38773955e4ba25aa0bce17f56";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(s.as_bytes())), correct_digest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_string_02() {
         let s = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
-        let correct_digest = "a8bf2da4476da5cdf0020bf0ffb462b3baa7fd4799de05e4fbe01df4c0a659dc";
+        let correct_digest = "8f578c05439217eeac0dc46d7df2805f91ffad995468eca8cf9f8eb954f7da18";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(s.as_bytes())), correct_digest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_string_03() {
         let s = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
-        let correct_digest = "535b546e3d9e0b591b14fda86906967ecf5525b593898bbcd42ed88e12ce697f";
+        let correct_digest = "0be19c6dc03f6800743e41c70f0ee0c2d75bad674f8496fea75a18af280e6100";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(s.as_bytes())), correct_digest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hash_string_04() {
         let s = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.";
-        let correct_digest = "ccb76a0eaba46d8d53e536649e96048af3d15def148134dc963117dd485e6761";
+        let correct_digest = "6faf47daac8a767a1d7ed6da36cbe50616a1b83ae9b2802564c948a4283f7833";
         assert_eq!(digest_to_string(&hash(s.as_bytes())), correct_digest);
     }
 
@@ -241,7 +227,7 @@ mod test {
         let test_string4 = "cup";
         let test_string5 =
             "idatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.";
-        let correct_digest = "ccb76a0eaba46d8d53e536649e96048af3d15def148134dc963117dd485e6761";
+        let correct_digest = "6faf47daac8a767a1d7ed6da36cbe50616a1b83ae9b2802564c948a4283f7833";
 
         let mut hasher = LedHash256::new();
         hasher.update(test_string1.as_bytes());
@@ -266,15 +252,15 @@ mod test {
 
         assert_eq!(
             digest_to_string(&hash(len_0)),
-            "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+            "e0d4e0a2608a8741e349fa1ea0263fedbd65f66dfbcbcecd77a334c809424cb6",
         );
         assert_eq!(
             digest_to_string(&hash(len_1)),
-            "c3da6dcfc0b3b293ddd210be8922b36d401ab8bac6ee0717d3f4e6f5b6a91183",
+            "6e5f483d20443bb6e70c300b0a5aa64ce36d346793ea62d53a198d8ae48f60f3",
         );
         assert_eq!(
             digest_to_string(&hash(len_2)),
-            "68b6ac9a09eeb50bfc0ac9c851c59773789350c1e085b1d7566a8a3563fbda20",
+            "ffaf1c6954edb55a7ac10c16b6f309c8e1cc7b5c29e4fd4992eb0f416b965ee0",
         );
     }
 }