diff --git a/proxy/miner.go b/proxy/miner.go
index 8623a46..c9a55dc 100644
--- a/proxy/miner.go
+++ b/proxy/miner.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var ecip1099FBlockClassic uint64 = 11700000 // classic mainnet
 var ecip1099FBlockMordor uint64 = 2520000   // mordor
 var uip1FEpoch uint64 = 22                  // ubiq mainnet
 
-var hasher *etchash.Etchash = nil
+var hasher = etchash.New(&ecip1099FBlockMordor, nil)
 
 func (s *ProxyServer) processShare(login, id, ip string, t *BlockTemplate, params []string) (bool, bool) {
 	if hasher == nil {