diff --git a/core/crypto/vrf/p256/p256.go b/core/crypto/vrf/p256/p256.go
index 632505e0e..2d08def9d 100644
--- a/core/crypto/vrf/p256/p256.go
+++ b/core/crypto/vrf/p256/p256.go
@@ -123,14 +123,18 @@ func (k PrivateKey) Evaluate(m []byte) (vrf, proof []byte) {
 	// H = H1(m)
 	hx, hy := H1(m)
 
+	// VRF_k(m) = [k]H
+	vrfx, vrfy := params.ScalarMult(hx, hy, k.D.Bytes())
+
 	// G is the base point
-	// s = H2(m, [r]G, [r]H)
+	// s = H2(m, [r]G, [r]H, [k]H)
 	gRx, gRy := params.ScalarBaseMult(r)
 	hRx, hRy := params.ScalarMult(hx, hy, r)
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	b.Write(m)
 	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, gRx, gRy))
 	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, hRx, hRy))
+	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, vrfx, vrfy))
 	s := H2(b.Bytes())
 
 	// t = r−s*k mod N
@@ -145,14 +149,13 @@ func (k PrivateKey) Evaluate(m []byte) (vrf, proof []byte) {
 	buf.Write(make([]byte, 32-len(t.Bytes())))
 	buf.Write(t.Bytes())
 
-	// VRF_k(m) = [k]H
-	vrfx, vrfy := params.ScalarMult(hx, hy, k.D.Bytes())
 	return elliptic.Marshal(curve, vrfx, vrfy), buf.Bytes()
 }
 
 // Verify asserts that vrf is the hash of proof and the proof is correct
 func (pk *PublicKey) Verify(m, vrf, proof []byte) error {
-	// verifier checks that s == H2(m, [t]G + [s]([k]G), [t]H1(m) + [s]VRF_k(m))
+	// verifier checks that
+	// s == H2(m, [t]G + [s]([k]G), [t]H1(m) + [s]VRF_k(m), VRF_k(m))
 	vrfx, vrfy := elliptic.Unmarshal(curve, vrf)
 	if vrfx == nil {
 		return ErrInvalidVRF
@@ -177,13 +180,14 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Verify(m, vrf, proof []byte) error {
 	vSx, vSy := params.ScalarMult(vrfx, vrfy, s)
 	h1TKSx, h1TKSy := params.Add(hTx, hTy, vSx, vSy)
 
-	// H2(m, [t]G + [s]([k]G), [t]H + [s]VRF)
-	// = H2(m, [t+ks]G, [t+ks]H)
-	// = H2(m, [r]G, [r]H)
+	//   H2(m, [t]G + [s]([k]G), [t]H + [s]VRF, VRF)
+	// = H2(m, [t+ks]G, [t+ks]H, VRF)
+	// = H2(m, [r]G, [r]H, VRF)
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	b.Write(m)
 	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, gTKSx, gTKSy))
 	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, h1TKSx, h1TKSy))
+	b.Write(elliptic.Marshal(curve, vrfx, vrfy))
 	h2 := H2(b.Bytes())
 
 	// Left pad h2 with zeros if needed. This will ensure that h2 is padded