diff --git a/src/circuit.rs b/src/circuit.rs
index f7054eb..e7a3832 100644
--- a/src/circuit.rs
+++ b/src/circuit.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ where
   G: Group,
 {
   h1: G::Base,
-  h2: G::Scalar,
+  h2: G::Base,
   u2: RelaxedR1CSInstance<G>,
   i: G::Base,
   z0: G::Base,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ where
     i: G::Base,
     z0: G::Base,
     zi: G::Base,
-    h2: G::Scalar,
+    h2: G::Base,
     params: G::Base,
     T: Commitment<G>,
     w: Commitment<G>,
@@ -146,32 +146,33 @@ where
     cs: &mut CS,
   ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError> {
     /***********************************************************************/
-    // This circuit does not modify h2 but it outputs it.
-    // Allocate it and output it.
+    // Allocate h1
     /***********************************************************************/
 
-    // Allocate h2 as a big number with 8 limbs
-    let h2_bn = BigNat::alloc_from_nat(
-      cs.namespace(|| "allocate h2"),
-      || Ok(f_to_nat(&self.inputs.get()?.h2)),
+    let h1 = AllocatedNum::alloc(cs.namespace(|| "allocate h1"), || Ok(self.inputs.get()?.h1))?;
+    let h1_bn = BigNat::from_num(
+      cs.namespace(|| "allocate h1_bn"),
+      Num::from(h1.clone()),
       self.params.limb_width,
       self.params.n_limbs,
     )?;
 
-    let _ = h2_bn.inputize(cs.namespace(|| "Output 1"))?;
-
     /***********************************************************************/
-    // Allocate h1
+    // This circuit does not modify h2 but it outputs it.
+    // Allocate it and output it.
     /***********************************************************************/
 
-    let h1 = AllocatedNum::alloc(cs.namespace(|| "allocate h1"), || Ok(self.inputs.get()?.h1))?;
-    let h1_bn = BigNat::from_num(
-      cs.namespace(|| "allocate h1_bn"),
-      Num::from(h1.clone()),
+    // Allocate h2 as a big number with 8 limbs
+    let h2 = AllocatedNum::alloc(cs.namespace(|| "allocate h2"), || Ok(self.inputs.get()?.h2))?;
+    let h2_bn = BigNat::from_num(
+      cs.namespace(|| "allocate h2_bn"),
+      Num::from(h2.clone()),
       self.params.limb_width,
       self.params.n_limbs,
     )?;
 
+    let _ = h2.inputize(cs.namespace(|| "Output 1"))?;
+
     /***********************************************************************/
     // Allocate u2 by allocating W_r, E_r, u_r, X_r
     /***********************************************************************/
@@ -291,8 +292,6 @@ where
 
     // Allocate 0 and 1
     let zero = alloc_zero(cs.namespace(|| "zero"))?;
-    // Hack: We just do this because the number of inputs must be even!!
-    zero.inputize(cs.namespace(|| "allocate zero as input"))?;
     let one = alloc_one(cs.namespace(|| "one"))?;
 
     // Compute default values of U2':
@@ -325,13 +324,7 @@ where
     let mut ro: PoseidonROGadget<G::Base> = PoseidonROGadget::new(self.poseidon_constants.clone());
 
     ro.absorb(h1.clone());
-    // absorb each of the limbs of h2
-    // TODO: Check if it is more efficient to treat h2 as allocNum
-    for (i, limb) in h2_bn.as_limbs::<CS>().iter().enumerate() {
-      let limb_num = limb
-        .as_sapling_allocated_num(cs.namespace(|| format!("convert limb {} of h2 to num", i)))?;
-      ro.absorb(limb_num);
-    }
+    ro.absorb(h2);
     ro.absorb(W.x.clone());
     ro.absorb(W.y.clone());
     ro.absorb(W.is_infinity.clone());
@@ -684,7 +677,7 @@ mod tests {
       <<G2 as Group>::Base as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
       <<G2 as Group>::Base as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
       <<G2 as Group>::Base as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
-      <<G2 as Group>::Scalar as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
+      <<G2 as Group>::Base as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
       <<G2 as Group>::Base as Field>::zero(), // TODO: provide real inputs
       T,                                      // TODO: provide real inputs
       w,
diff --git a/src/poseidon.rs b/src/poseidon.rs
index 0d22b44..9a8672c 100644
--- a/src/poseidon.rs
+++ b/src/poseidon.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use bellperson::{
   ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError,
 };
 use ff::{PrimeField, PrimeFieldBits};
-use generic_array::typenum::{U25, U27, U31};
+use generic_array::typenum::{U24, U25, U27, U31};
 use neptune::{
   circuit::poseidon_hash,
   poseidon::{Poseidon, PoseidonConstants},
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct NovaPoseidonConstants<F>
 where
   F: PrimeField,
 {
+  constants24: PoseidonConstants<F, U24>,
   constants25: PoseidonConstants<F, U25>,
   constants27: PoseidonConstants<F, U27>,
   constants31: PoseidonConstants<F, U31>,
@@ -34,10 +35,12 @@ where
 {
   /// Generate Poseidon constants for the arities that Nova uses
   pub fn new() -> Self {
+    let constants24 = PoseidonConstants::<F, U24>::new_with_strength(Strength::Strengthened);
     let constants25 = PoseidonConstants::<F, U25>::new_with_strength(Strength::Strengthened);
     let constants27 = PoseidonConstants::<F, U27>::new_with_strength(Strength::Strengthened);
     let constants31 = PoseidonConstants::<F, U31>::new_with_strength(Strength::Strengthened);
     Self {
+      constants24,
       constants25,
       constants27,
       constants31,
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ where
 
   fn hash_inner(&mut self) -> Scalar {
     match self.state.len() {
+      24 => {
+        Poseidon::<Scalar, U24>::new_with_preimage(&self.state, &self.constants.constants24).hash()
+      }
       25 => {
         Poseidon::<Scalar, U25>::new_with_preimage(&self.state, &self.constants.constants25).hash()
       }
@@ -170,6 +176,11 @@ where
     CS: ConstraintSystem<Scalar>,
   {
     let out = match self.state.len() {
+      24 => poseidon_hash(
+        cs.namespace(|| "Posideon hash"),
+        self.state.clone(),
+        &self.constants.constants24,
+      )?,
       25 => poseidon_hash(
         cs.namespace(|| "Poseidon hash"),
         self.state.clone(),
@@ -186,7 +197,10 @@ where
         &self.constants.constants31,
       )?,
       _ => {
-        panic!("Number of elements in the RO state does not match any of the arities used in Nova")
+        panic!(
+          "Number of elements in the RO state does not match any of the arities used in Nova {}",
+          self.state.len()
+        )
       }
     };