diff --git a/decode.cc b/decode.cc
index 306c9b8..82f8f91 100644
--- a/decode.cc
+++ b/decode.cc
@@ -323,12 +323,16 @@ struct Decoder : Common
 					for (int i = seed_off; i < tone_count; i += block_length)
 						chan[i] = DSP::lerp(chan[i], tone[i], value(0.5));
 				}
-				int poly_index = j ? meta_data : 0;
+				int poly_index = j ? meta_data >> 2 : 0;
 				if (poly_index < 0 || poly_index > 15) {
 					std::cerr << "poly index damaged" << std::endl;
 					meta_data = 0;
 				}
-				CODE::MLS seq(slm_poly[poly_index], seed_data+1);
+				int seed_value = j ? ((meta_data & 3) << 6) | seed_data : seed_data;
+				if (seed_value == 0) {
+					std::cerr << "reserved seed value detected" << std::endl;
+				}
+				CODE::MLS seq(slm_poly[poly_index], seed_value);
 				for (int i = 0; i < tone_count; ++i)
 					if (i % block_length != meta_off && i % block_length != seed_off)
 						demod[i] *= nrz(seq());
diff --git a/encode.cc b/encode.cc
index aa7510c..3e53a40 100644
--- a/encode.cc
+++ b/encode.cc
@@ -80,17 +80,20 @@ struct Encoder : public Common
 		for (int i = 0; differential && symbol_number > 0 && i < tone_count; ++i)
 			tone[i] *= prev[i];
 		value best_papr = 1000;
-		int trials = symbol_number ? 16 * 64 : 64;
+		int trials = symbol_number ? 16 * 256 : 64;
 		for (int trial = 0; trial < trials; ++trial) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < tone_count; ++i)
 				temp[i] = tone[i];
 			if (symbol_number >= 0) {
-				int poly_index = trial >> 6;
-				int meta_data = symbol_number ? poly_index : oper_mode;
+				int seed_value = trial & 255;
+				if (seed_value == 0)
+					continue;
+				int poly_index = trial >> 8;
+				int meta_data = symbol_number ? (poly_index << 2 | ((trial >> 6) & 3)) : oper_mode;
 				hadamard_encoder(meta, meta_data);
 				int seed_data = trial & 63;
 				hadamard_encoder(seed, seed_data);
-				CODE::MLS seq(slm_poly[poly_index], seed_data + 1);
+				CODE::MLS seq(slm_poly[poly_index], seed_value);
 				for (int i = 0, m = 0, s = 0; i < tone_count; ++i)
 					if (i % block_length == meta_off)
 						temp[i] *= meta[m++];