diff --git a/src/common/bit_matrix.rs b/src/common/bit_matrix.rs
index 7d12cc0..1be6141 100644
--- a/src/common/bit_matrix.rs
+++ b/src/common/bit_matrix.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ impl BitMatrix {
         self.bits[offset] |= 1 << (x & 0x1f);
     }
 
+    pub fn set_bool(&mut self, x: u32, y: u32, value: bool) {
+        if value {
+            self.set(x, y)
+        }else {
+            self.unset(x, y)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn unset(&mut self, x: u32, y: u32) {
         let offset = self.get_offset(y, x);
         self.bits[offset] &= !(1 << (x & 0x1f));
diff --git a/src/datamatrix/decoder/datamatrix_decoder.rs b/src/datamatrix/decoder/datamatrix_decoder.rs
index a4757f0..cafd36d 100644
--- a/src/datamatrix/decoder/datamatrix_decoder.rs
+++ b/src/datamatrix/decoder/datamatrix_decoder.rs
@@ -50,9 +50,24 @@ impl Decoder {
      * @throws ChecksumException if error correction fails
      */
     pub fn decode(&self, bits: &BitMatrix) -> Result<DecoderRXingResult, Exceptions> {
-        self.perform_decode(bits, false)
+        let decoded = self.perform_decode(bits, false);
+        if decoded.is_ok() {
+            return decoded
+        }
+
+         self.perform_decode(&Self::flip_bitmatrix(bits)?, false)
     }
 
+    fn flip_bitmatrix( bits:&BitMatrix) ->  Result<BitMatrix,Exceptions>
+{
+	let mut res = BitMatrix::new(bits.getHeight(), bits.getWidth())?;
+    for y in 0..res.getHeight() {
+        for x in 0..res.getWidth() {
+			{res.set_bool(x, y, bits.get(bits.getWidth() - 1 - y, bits.getHeight() - 1 - x));}}}
+	
+            Ok(res)
+}
+
     /**
      * <p>Convenience method that can decode a Data Matrix Code represented as a 2D array of booleans.
      * "true" is taken to mean a black module.</p>
diff --git a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.png b/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.png
deleted file mode 100644
index eeb3823..0000000
Binary files a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.result.txt b/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.result.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b3503a6..0000000
--- a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.result.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-symbologyIdentifier=]d1
-readerInit=true
diff --git a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.txt b/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 32dd1e2..0000000
--- a/test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/readerinit.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-$I
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/datamatrix_black_box_test_cases.rs b/tests/datamatrix_black_box_test_cases.rs
index 6c480f9..e84eb09 100644
--- a/tests/datamatrix_black_box_test_cases.rs
+++ b/tests/datamatrix_black_box_test_cases.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ fn data_matrix_black_box1_test_case() {
         rxing::BarcodeFormat::DATA_MATRIX,
     );
     // super("src/test/resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1", new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.DATA_MATRIX);
-    tester.add_test(27, 29, 0.0);
-    tester.add_test(21, 27, 90.0);
-    tester.add_test(21, 27, 180.0);
-    tester.add_test(21, 27, 270.0);
+    tester.add_test(27, 28, 0.0);
+    tester.add_test(21, 26, 90.0);
+    tester.add_test(21, 26, 180.0);
+    tester.add_test(21, 26, 270.0);
 
     tester.test_black_box();
 }