diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38204ed05..17bfa5430 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Added
 - [\#289](https://github.com/Manta-Network/manta-rs/pull/289) AssetMetadata upgrade and NFT support.
 - [\#310](https://github.com/Manta-Network/manta-rs/pull/310) Add identity verification algorithm using ToPublic circuit
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Deprecated
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
+- [\#313](https://github.com/Manta-Network/manta-rs/pull/313) Use correct failure case for identity verification
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/manta-accounting/Cargo.toml b/manta-accounting/Cargo.toml
index 01ddd35b7..a06761336 100644
--- a/manta-accounting/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manta-accounting/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ cocoon-fs = [
     "cocoon/std",
     "fs",
     "manta-crypto/getrandom",
-    "rand_chacha",
+    "manta-crypto/rand_chacha",
     "std",
 ]
 
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ indexmap = { version = "1.9.2", optional = true, default-features = false }
 manta-crypto = { path = "../manta-crypto", default-features = false, features = ["arkworks"] }
 manta-util = { path = "../manta-util", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
-rand_chacha = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 statrs = { version = "0.16.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/manta-parameters/Cargo.toml b/manta-parameters/Cargo.toml
index c6190fa6a..f3cda188a 100644
--- a/manta-parameters/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manta-parameters/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ std = ["anyhow?/std"]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.68", optional = true, default-features = false }
 attohttpc = { version = "0.24.0", optional = true }
 blake3 = { version = "1.3.3", default-features = false }
-git2 = { version = "0.15.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
+git2 = { version = "0.16.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/manta-pay/Cargo.toml b/manta-pay/Cargo.toml
index 0f07817df..2881afaa7 100644
--- a/manta-pay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manta-pay/Cargo.toml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ num-bigint = { version = "0.4.3", optional = true, default-features = false }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 scale-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.1.2", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive", "max-encoded-len"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.1.2", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.85", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.91", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 tempfile = { version = "3.3.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
 tokio = { version = "1.24.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 tokio-tungstenite = { version = "0.18.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["native-tls"] }
diff --git a/manta-pay/src/signer/base.rs b/manta-pay/src/signer/base.rs
index 82b0728c5..d0c7649e4 100644
--- a/manta-pay/src/signer/base.rs
+++ b/manta-pay/src/signer/base.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use manta_crypto::{
     arkworks::{
         constraint::fp::Fp,
         ed_on_bn254::FrParameters,
-        ff::{Fp256, PrimeField},
+        ff::{Fp256, PrimeField, Zero},
     },
     merkle_tree::{self, forest::Configuration},
     rand::ChaCha20Rng,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn identity_verification(
     virtual_asset: IdentifiedAsset,
     address: Address,
 ) -> Result<(), IdentityVerificationError> {
-    if virtual_asset.identifier.is_transparent || virtual_asset.asset.is_empty(&mut ()) {
+    if virtual_asset.identifier.is_transparent || virtual_asset.asset.id.0.is_zero() {
         return Err(IdentityVerificationError::InvalidVirtualAsset);
     }
     identity_proof.identity_verification::<UtxoAccumulator>(
diff --git a/manta-trusted-setup/Cargo.toml b/manta-trusted-setup/Cargo.toml
index 7d11b0616..11618c496 100644
--- a/manta-trusted-setup/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manta-trusted-setup/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ceremony = [
     "reqwest",
     "serde",
     "tiny-bip39",
-    "tokio"
+    "tokio",
  ]
 
 # Trusted Setup Client
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ client = [
 ]
 
 # Trusted Setup Coordinator
-coordinator = ["client", "memmap", "parking_lot", "serde_json", "std",]
+coordinator = ["client", "memmap", "parking_lot", "serde_json", "std"]
 
 # CSV for Ceremony Registries
 csv = ["dep:csv", "serde", "std"]
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ serde = [
     "manta-crypto/serde",
     "manta-util/serde",
     "manta-util/serde-alloc",
-    "manta-util/serde-array"
+    "manta-util/serde-array",
 ]
 
 # Standard Library
diff --git a/manta-util/Cargo.toml b/manta-util/Cargo.toml
index 8bb338ee4..ef77a74dc 100644
--- a/manta-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manta-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ std = ["alloc", "crossbeam-channel?/std", "serde?/std"]
 
 [dependencies]
 crossbeam-channel = { version = "0.5.6", optional = true, default-features = false }
-rayon = { version = "1.5.3", optional = true, default-features = false }
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.13", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["default-tls", "json"] }
+rayon = { version = "1.6.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.14", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["default-tls", "json"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.152", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_with = { version = "1.14.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["macros"] }
 tide = { version = "0.16.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["h1-server"] }