diff --git a/src/core/Miner.cpp b/src/core/Miner.cpp
index 1f99b943f..e84fea374 100644
--- a/src/core/Miner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Miner.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #   include "crypto/rx/Profiler.h"
 #   include "crypto/rx/Rx.h"
 #   include "crypto/rx/RxConfig.h"
+#   include "crypto/rx/RxAlgo.h"
 #endif
 
 
@@ -556,11 +557,12 @@ void xmrig::Miner::setJob(const Job &job, bool donate)
     }
 
 #   ifdef XMRIG_ALGO_RANDOMX
-    if (job.algorithm().family() == Algorithm::RANDOM_X && !Rx::isReady(job)) {
+    if (job.algorithm().family() == Algorithm::RANDOM_X) {
         if (d_ptr->algorithm != job.algorithm()) {
             stop();
+            RxAlgo::apply(job.algorithm());
         }
-        else {
+        else if (!Rx::isReady(job)) {
             Nonce::pause(true);
             Nonce::touch();
         }
diff --git a/src/crypto/rx/RxSeed.h b/src/crypto/rx/RxSeed.h
index f30fbfb72..45f1a288a 100644
--- a/src/crypto/rx/RxSeed.h
+++ b/src/crypto/rx/RxSeed.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public:
     inline RxSeed(const Algorithm &algorithm, const Buffer &seed) : m_algorithm(algorithm), m_data(seed)    {}
     inline RxSeed(const Job &job) : m_algorithm(job.algorithm()), m_data(job.seed())                        {}
 
-    inline bool isEqual(const Job &job) const           { return m_algorithm == job.algorithm() && m_data == job.seed(); }
-    inline bool isEqual(const RxSeed &other) const      { return m_algorithm == other.m_algorithm && m_data == other.m_data; }
+    inline bool isEqual(const Job &job) const           { return isEqualSeedAlgo(job.algorithm()) && m_data == job.seed(); }
+    inline bool isEqual(const RxSeed &other) const      { return isEqualSeedAlgo(other.m_algorithm) && m_data == other.m_data; }
     inline const Algorithm &algorithm() const           { return m_algorithm; }
     inline const Buffer &data() const                   { return m_data; }
 
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public:
 private:
     Algorithm m_algorithm;
     Buffer m_data;
+
+    inline bool isEqualSeedAlgo(Algorithm other) const {
+        return (m_algorithm == other) ||
+              ((m_algorithm == Algorithm::RX_0)  && (other == Algorithm::RX_V2)) ||
+              ((m_algorithm == Algorithm::RX_V2) && (other == Algorithm::RX_0));
+    }
 };