diff --git a/rust_compiler/libs/compiler/src/v1.rs b/rust_compiler/libs/compiler/src/v1.rs
index d137146..6d7f523 100644
--- a/rust_compiler/libs/compiler/src/v1.rs
+++ b/rust_compiler/libs/compiler/src/v1.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,26 @@ impl<'a> Compiler<'a> {
             }
             Expression::Ternary(tern) => Ok(Some(self.expression_ternary(tern.node, scope)?)),
             Expression::Invocation(expr_invoke) => {
+                // Special case: hash() with string literal can be evaluated at compile time
+                if expr_invoke.node.name.node == "hash" && expr_invoke.node.arguments.len() == 1 {
+                    if let Expression::Literal(Spanned {
+                        node: Literal::String(str_to_hash),
+                        ..
+                    }) = &expr_invoke.node.arguments[0].node
+                    {
+                        // Evaluate hash at compile time
+                        let hash_value = crc_hash_signed(str_to_hash);
+                        return Ok(Some(CompileLocation {
+                            location: VariableLocation::Constant(Literal::Number(Number::Integer(
+                                hash_value,
+                                Unit::None,
+                            ))),
+                            temp_name: None,
+                        }));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Non-constant hash calls or other function calls
                 self.expression_function_invocation(expr_invoke, scope)?;
                 // Invocation returns result in r15 (RETURN_REGISTER).
                 // If used as an expression, we must move it to a temp to avoid overwrite.
@@ -2359,7 +2379,19 @@ impl<'a> Compiler<'a> {
                 // 4. Handle Binary Ops: Recurse BOTH sides, then combine
                 Expression::Binary(bin) => fold_binary_expression(&bin.node),
 
-                // 5. Handle hash() macro - evaluates to a constant at compile time
+                // 5. Handle hash() syscall - evaluates to a constant at compile time
+                Expression::Syscall(Spanned {
+                    node:
+                        SysCall::System(System::Hash(Spanned {
+                            node: Literal::String(str_to_hash),
+                            ..
+                        })),
+                    ..
+                }) => {
+                    return Some(Number::Integer(crc_hash_signed(str_to_hash), Unit::None));
+                }
+
+                // 6. Handle hash() macro as invocation - evaluates to a constant at compile time
                 Expression::Invocation(inv) => {
                     if inv.node.name.node == "hash" && inv.node.arguments.len() == 1 {
                         if let Expression::Literal(Spanned {
@@ -2374,7 +2406,7 @@ impl<'a> Compiler<'a> {
                     None
                 }
 
-                // 6. Anything else cannot be compile-time folded
+                // 7. Anything else cannot be compile-time folded
                 _ => None,
             }
         }
diff --git a/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/bitwise_tests.rs b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/bitwise_tests.rs
index be08802..eada160 100644
--- a/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/bitwise_tests.rs
+++ b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/bitwise_tests.rs
@@ -74,4 +74,20 @@ mod bitwise_tests {
         let output = compile_with_and_without_optimization(source);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(output);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sorter_bitwise_operations() {
+        let source = indoc! {r#"
+            device self = "db";
+            device sorter = "d0";
+
+            loop {
+                yield();
+                // allow Hay with an op_code of `1`
+                sorter[0] = (hash("ItemCropHay") << 8) | 1;
+            }
+        "#};
+        let output = compile_with_and_without_optimization(source);
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(output);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__bitwise_tests__bitwise_tests__sorter_bitwise_operations.snap b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__bitwise_tests__bitwise_tests__sorter_bitwise_operations.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b3b60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__bitwise_tests__bitwise_tests__sorter_bitwise_operations.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+source: libs/integration_tests/src/bitwise_tests.rs
+assertion_line: 91
+expression: output
+---
+## Unoptimized Output
+
+j main
+main:
+__internal_L1:
+yield
+put d0 0 55164456193
+j __internal_L1
+__internal_L2:
+
+## Optimized Output
+
+yield
+put d0 0 55164456193
+j 0
diff --git a/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_optimization_folds_constants.snap b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_optimization_folds_constants.snap
index 59c0e72..fc8984f 100644
--- a/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_optimization_folds_constants.snap
+++ b/rust_compiler/libs/integration_tests/src/snapshots/integration_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_tests__device_indexing_optimization_folds_constants.snap
@@ -7,19 +7,13 @@ expression: output
 
 j main
 main:
-sll r1 -952768015 16
-or r2 r1 2560
-or r3 r2 50
-move r8 r3
+move r8 -62440604628430
 put d0 255 r8
-get r4 d0 255
-move r9 r4
+get r1 d0 255
+move r9 r1
 
 ## Optimized Output
 
-move r1 -62440604631040
-move r2 -62440604628480
-move r3 -62440604628430
 move r8 -62440604628430
 put d0 255 r8
 get r9 d0 255