diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5eab563d..7961255a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ void wifi_sniffer_loop(void * pvParameters) {
     configASSERT( ( ( uint32_t ) pvParameters ) == 1 ); // FreeRTOS check
     uint8_t channel = 1;
     int nloop=0, lorawait=0;
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Scan initialized, salt value: %i", salt);
-
+    
   	while (true) {
         nloop++;
 		vTaskDelay(cfg.wifichancycle*10 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ void wifi_sniffer_loop(void * pvParameters) {
                 salt = random(65536); // get new 16bit random for salting hashes
                 macnum = 0;
                 u8x8.clearLine(0); u8x8.clearLine(1); // clear Display counter
-                ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Scan cycle completed, new salt value: %i", salt);
             }      
 
             // wait until payload is sent, while wifi scanning and mac counting task continues
diff --git a/src/wifisniffer.cpp b/src/wifisniffer.cpp
index 0e02ef24..2435e9cf 100644
--- a/src/wifisniffer.cpp
+++ b/src/wifisniffer.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ void wifi_sniffer_packet_handler(void* buff, wifi_promiscuous_pkt_type_t type) {
 		if ( std::find(vendors.begin(), vendors.end(), vendor2int) != vendors.end() ) {
 #endif
 			// salt and hash MAC, and if new unique one, store hash in container and increment counter on display
-			addr2int <<= 16;					// left shift out 2 bytes of vendor oui to give space for salt
-			addr2int |= salt;					// append salt value to MAC before hashing it
+			addr2int |= salt << 12;				// prepend salt value to MAC before hashing it
 			itoa(addr2int, macbuf, 10);			// convert 64 bit MAC to base 10 decimal string
 			hashedmac = rokkit(macbuf, 5); 		// hash MAC for privacy, use 5 chars to fit in uint16_t container
 			newmac = macs.insert(hashedmac);	// store hashed MAC if new unique