diff --git a/xlstm/blocks/slstm/layer.py b/xlstm/blocks/slstm/layer.py
index 2f3eb7d..2502db1 100644
--- a/xlstm/blocks/slstm/layer.py
+++ b/xlstm/blocks/slstm/layer.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def step(
         else:
             x_conv = x
 
-        i, f, z, o = (
+        f, i, z, o = (
             self.fgate(x_conv),
             self.igate(x_conv),
             self.zgate(x),