diff --git a/field/field.go b/field/field.go
index bbd71a1..4116696 100644
--- a/field/field.go
+++ b/field/field.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ func NewFieldElement(x uint64) F {
 	return emulated.NewElement[EmulatedField](x)
 }
 
+func NewFieldElementFromString(x string) F {
+	return emulated.NewElement[EmulatedField](x)
+}
+
 func NewFieldAPI(api frontend.API) frontend.API {
 	field, err := emulated.NewField[EmulatedField](api)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plonky2_verifier/challenger_test.go b/plonky2_verifier/challenger_test.go
index b6ba54a..e7fd8d5 100644
--- a/plonky2_verifier/challenger_test.go
+++ b/plonky2_verifier/challenger_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package plonky2_verifier
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"gnark-ed25519/field"
 	. "gnark-ed25519/field"
 	. "gnark-ed25519/poseidon"
 	"gnark-ed25519/utils"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark/frontend"
@@ -52,37 +48,33 @@ func (circuit *TestChallengerCircuit) Define(api frontend.API) error {
 	plonkBetas := challengerChip.GetNChallenges(numChallenges)
 	plonkGammas := challengerChip.GetNChallenges(numChallenges)
 
-	expectedPlonkBetas := [2]frontend.Variable{
-		frontend.Variable("4678728155650926271"),
-		frontend.Variable("13611962404289024887"),
-	}
-	expectedPlonkGammas := [2]frontend.Variable{
-		frontend.Variable("13237663823305715949"),
-		frontend.Variable("15389314098328235145"),
+	expectedPublicInputHash := [4]F{
+		NewFieldElementFromString("8416658900775745054"),
+		NewFieldElementFromString("12574228347150446423"),
+		NewFieldElementFromString("9629056739760131473"),
+		NewFieldElementFromString("3119289788404190010"),
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-		field.AssertIsEqual(plonkBetas[i], field.FromBinary(api.ToBinary(expectedPlonkBetas[i])).(F))
-		field.AssertIsEqual(plonkGammas[i], field.FromBinary(api.ToBinary(expectedPlonkGammas[i])).(F))
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		field.AssertIsEqual(publicInputHash[i], expectedPublicInputHash[i])
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-func TestDeserializationOfPlonky2Proof(t *testing.T) {
-	fibonacciProofPath := "./fibonacci_proof.json"
-	jsonFile, err := os.Open(fibonacciProofPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
+	expectedPlonkBetas := [2]F{
+		NewFieldElementFromString("4678728155650926271"),
+		NewFieldElementFromString("13611962404289024887"),
 	}
-	defer jsonFile.Close()
 
-	byteValue, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(jsonFile)
+	expectedPlonkGammas := [2]frontend.Variable{
+		NewFieldElementFromString("13237663823305715949"),
+		NewFieldElementFromString("15389314098328235145"),
+	}
 
-	var result Proof
-	json.Unmarshal(byteValue, &result)
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		field.AssertIsEqual(plonkBetas[i], expectedPlonkBetas[i])
+		field.AssertIsEqual(plonkGammas[i], expectedPlonkGammas[i])
+	}
 
-	fmt.Println(result.WiresCap)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestChallengerWitness(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plonky2_verifier/data/proof_with_public_inputs.json b/plonky2_verifier/data/proof_with_public_inputs.json
index ade013e..f2150b9 100644
--- a/plonky2_verifier/data/proof_with_public_inputs.json
+++ b/plonky2_verifier/data/proof_with_public_inputs.json
@@ -6279,7 +6279,7 @@
           [3434884762331691063, 5574489659803587019]
         ]
       },
-      "pow_witness": 3458764513015264899
+      "pow_witness": 43623
     }
   },
   "public_inputs": [0, 1, 3736710860384812976]
diff --git a/plonky2_verifier/deserialize.go b/plonky2_verifier/deserialize.go
index 8beecb8..2035a14 100644
--- a/plonky2_verifier/deserialize.go
+++ b/plonky2_verifier/deserialize.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type ProofWithPublicInputsRaw struct {
 			PowWitness uint64 `json:"pow_witness"`
 		} `json:"opening_proof"`
 	} `json:"proof"`
-	PublicInputs []interface{} `json:"public_inputs"`
+	PublicInputs []uint64 `json:"public_inputs"`
 }
 
 type CommonCircuitDataRaw struct {
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func DeserializeProofWithPublicInputs(path string) ProofWithPublicInputs {
 		FinalPoly  struct{ Coeffs [][]uint64 }
 		PowWitness uint64
 	}(raw.Proof.OpeningProof))
+	proofWithPis.PublicInputs = utils.Uint64ArrayToFArray(raw.PublicInputs)
 
 	return proofWithPis
 }
diff --git a/plonky2_verifier/verifier.go b/plonky2_verifier/verifier.go
index 7506aab..0c52c5c 100644
--- a/plonky2_verifier/verifier.go
+++ b/plonky2_verifier/verifier.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func (c *VerifierChip) GetChallenges(proofWithPis ProofWithPublicInputs, publicI
 
 	var circuitDigest Hash
 	copy(circuitDigest[:], utils.Uint64ArrayToFArray(commonData.CircuitDigest.Elements))
+
 	challenger.ObserveHash(circuitDigest)
 	challenger.ObserveHash(publicInputsHash)
 	challenger.ObserveCap(proofWithPis.Proof.WiresCap)
diff --git a/poseidon/poseidon.go b/poseidon/poseidon.go
index b4eaf68..e86d534 100644
--- a/poseidon/poseidon.go
+++ b/poseidon/poseidon.go
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ func (c *PoseidonChip) fullRounds(state PoseidonState, roundCounter *int) Poseid
 		state = c.constantLayer(state, roundCounter)
 		state = c.sBoxLayer(state)
 		state = c.mdsLayer(state)
-		if *roundCounter >= 26 && i == 3 {
-			break
-		}
 		*roundCounter += 1
 	}
 	return state