diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 746b957..ee9272e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@stablelib/xchacha20poly1305": "^1.0.1",
-    "blake2": "^5.0.0",
+    "blake2b": "^2.1.4",
     "int64-buffer": "^1.0.0",
     "text-encoding": "^0.7.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
diff --git a/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js b/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
index 82d7a7f..81efe0a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import blake2 from 'blake2';
+import blake2b from 'blake2b';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { Uint64BE } from 'int64-buffer';
 
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import * as repertory from '../index.js';
 import connection from '../networking/connection';
 
 const TEST_HOST = process.env.TEST_HOST || 'localhost';
-const TEST_PASSWORD = process.env.TEST_PASSWORD || '';
+const TEST_PASSWORD = process.env.TEST_PASSWORD || 'cow_moose_doge_chicken';
 const TEST_PORT = process.env.TEST_PORT || 20000;
 
 const calculate_sha256 = (path) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const hash = blake2.createHash('blake2b', { digestLength: 32 });
+    const hash = blake2b(32);
 
     fs.createReadStream(path)
       .on('data', (data) => hash.update(data))
diff --git a/src/networking/packet.js b/src/networking/packet.js
index 5db3954..40dceeb 100644
--- a/src/networking/packet.js
+++ b/src/networking/packet.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
 import { Int64BE, Uint64BE } from 'int64-buffer';
-import blake2 from 'blake2';
+import blake2b from 'blake2b';
 import { TextEncoder } from 'text-encoding';
 import { getCustomEncryption } from '../utils/constants';
 import {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class packet {
 
   decrypt = async () => {
     try {
-      let hash = blake2.createHash('blake2b', { digestLength: 32 });
+      let hash = blake2b(32);
       hash = hash.update(new TextEncoder().encode(this.token));
 
       const key = Uint8Array.from(hash.digest());
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export default class packet {
 
   encrypt = async (nonce) => {
     try {
-      let hash = blake2.createHash('blake2b', { digestLength: 32 });
+      let hash = blake2b(32);
       hash = hash.update(new TextEncoder().encode(this.token));
 
       const key = Uint8Array.from(hash.digest());