diff --git a/core/execution.go b/core/execution.go
index 893b79dc73..72eb22bd5c 100644
--- a/core/execution.go
+++ b/core/execution.go
@@ -39,20 +39,22 @@ func (self *Execution) exec(contextAddr *common.Address, code []byte, caller vm.
 		return nil, vm.DepthError{}
 	}
 
-	snapshot := env.State().Copy()
+	vsnapshot := env.State().Copy()
 	if self.address == nil {
 		// Generate a new address
 		nonce := env.State().GetNonce(caller.Address())
 		addr := crypto.CreateAddress(caller.Address(), nonce)
-		self.address = &addr
 		env.State().SetNonce(caller.Address(), nonce+1)
+		self.address = &addr
 	}
+	snapshot := env.State().Copy()
 
 	from, to := env.State().GetStateObject(caller.Address()), env.State().GetOrNewStateObject(*self.address)
 	err = env.Transfer(from, to, self.value)
 	if err != nil {
-		env.State().Set(snapshot)
-		//caller.ReturnGas(self.Gas, self.price)
+		env.State().Set(vsnapshot)
+
+		caller.ReturnGas(self.Gas, self.price)
 
 		return nil, ValueTransferErr("insufficient funds to transfer value. Req %v, has %v", self.value, from.Balance())
 	}
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index d46838d02a..6312dee883 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func (self *StateTransition) transitionState() (ret []byte, usedGas *big.Int, er
 	}
 
 	// Increment the nonce for the next transaction
-	self.state.SetNonce(sender.Address(), sender.Nonce()+1)
 
 	vmenv := self.env
 	var ref vm.ContextRef
@@ -214,6 +213,7 @@ func (self *StateTransition) transitionState() (ret []byte, usedGas *big.Int, er
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
+		self.state.SetNonce(sender.Address(), sender.Nonce()+1)
 		ret, err = vmenv.Call(self.From(), self.To().Address(), self.msg.Data(), self.gas, self.gasPrice, self.value)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/vm/environment.go b/core/vm/environment.go
index a0a18a99b5..6c52021859 100644
--- a/core/vm/environment.go
+++ b/core/vm/environment.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
 type Environment interface {
diff --git a/tests/helper/vm.go b/tests/helper/vm.go
index 68ae8e97ba..b4318d1611 100644
--- a/tests/helper/vm.go
+++ b/tests/helper/vm.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 )
 
 type Env struct {
diff --git a/tests/vm/gh_test.go b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
index 123e8ccb56..cd5684dd49 100644
--- a/tests/vm/gh_test.go
+++ b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tests/helper"
 )
 
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 				if obj.Balance().Cmp(common.Big(account.Balance)) != 0 {
 					t.Errorf("%s's : (%x) balance failed. Expected %v, got %v => %v\n", name, obj.Address().Bytes()[:4], account.Balance, obj.Balance(), new(big.Int).Sub(common.Big(account.Balance), obj.Balance()))
 				}
+
+				if obj.Nonce() != common.String2Big(account.Nonce).Uint64() {
+					t.Errorf("%s's : (%x) nonce failed. Expected %v, got %v\n", name, obj.Address().Bytes()[:4], account.Nonce, obj.Nonce())
+				}
+
 			}
 
 			for addr, value := range account.Storage {
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		//statedb.Trie().PrintRoot()
+		//fmt.Println(string(statedb.Dump()))
 	}
 	logger.Flush()
 }