diff --git a/common/registrar/ethreg/api.go b/common/registrar/ethreg/api.go
index a3c48345ef..a32653554e 100644
--- a/common/registrar/ethreg/api.go
+++ b/common/registrar/ethreg/api.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (be *registryAPIBackend) Call(fromStr, toStr, valueStr, gasStr, gasPriceStr
 	if gasPrice.BitLen() == 0 {
 		gasPrice = new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(50), common.Shannon)
 	}
-	msg := types.NewMessage(from.Address(), to, 0, common.Big(valueStr), gas, gasPrice, common.FromHex(dataStr))
+	msg := types.NewMessage(from.Address(), to, 0, common.Big(valueStr), gas, gasPrice, common.FromHex(dataStr), false)
 
 	header := be.bc.CurrentBlock().Header()
 	vmenv := core.NewEnv(statedb, be.config, be.bc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 972a36706f..323bfaee60 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -321,12 +321,13 @@ func (tx *Transaction) SignatureValues() (v byte, r *big.Int, s *big.Int, err er
 // XXX Rename message to something less arbitrary?
 func (tx *Transaction) AsMessage(s Signer) (Message, error) {
 	msg := Message{
-		nonce:    tx.data.AccountNonce,
-		price:    new(big.Int).Set(tx.data.Price),
-		gasLimit: new(big.Int).Set(tx.data.GasLimit),
-		to:       tx.data.Recipient,
-		amount:   tx.data.Amount,
-		data:     tx.data.Payload,
+		nonce:      tx.data.AccountNonce,
+		price:      new(big.Int).Set(tx.data.Price),
+		gasLimit:   new(big.Int).Set(tx.data.GasLimit),
+		to:         tx.data.Recipient,
+		amount:     tx.data.Amount,
+		data:       tx.data.Payload,
+		checkNonce: true,
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -535,17 +536,19 @@ type Message struct {
 	nonce                   uint64
 	amount, price, gasLimit *big.Int
 	data                    []byte
+	checkNonce              bool
 }
 
-func NewMessage(from common.Address, to *common.Address, nonce uint64, amount, gasLimit, price *big.Int, data []byte) Message {
+func NewMessage(from common.Address, to *common.Address, nonce uint64, amount, gasLimit, price *big.Int, data []byte, checkNonce bool) Message {
 	return Message{
-		from:     from,
-		to:       to,
-		nonce:    nonce,
-		amount:   amount,
-		price:    price,
-		gasLimit: gasLimit,
-		data:     data,
+		from:       from,
+		to:         to,
+		nonce:      nonce,
+		amount:     amount,
+		price:      price,
+		gasLimit:   gasLimit,
+		data:       data,
+		checkNonce: checkNonce,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -556,4 +559,4 @@ func (m Message) Value() *big.Int      { return m.amount }
 func (m Message) Gas() *big.Int        { return m.gasLimit }
 func (m Message) Nonce() uint64        { return m.nonce }
 func (m Message) Data() []byte         { return m.data }
-func (m Message) CheckNonce() bool     { return true }
+func (m Message) CheckNonce() bool     { return m.checkNonce }
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 0e4dd45240..a25eff5ed8 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) doCall(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNr
 	if gasPrice.Cmp(common.Big0) == 0 {
 		gasPrice = new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(50), common.Shannon)
 	}
-	msg := types.NewMessage(addr, args.To, 0, args.Value.BigInt(), gas, gasPrice, common.FromHex(args.Data))
+	msg := types.NewMessage(addr, args.To, 0, args.Value.BigInt(), gas, gasPrice, common.FromHex(args.Data), false)
 
 	// Execute the call and return
 	vmenv, vmError, err := s.b.GetVMEnv(ctx, msg, state, header)
diff --git a/les/odr_test.go b/les/odr_test.go
index f1fa59ad83..80f7b8208c 100644
--- a/les/odr_test.go
+++ b/les/odr_test.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 				from := statedb.GetOrNewStateObject(testBankAddress)
 				from.SetBalance(common.MaxBig)
 
-				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(100000), new(big.Int), data)}
+				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(100000), new(big.Int), data, false)}
 				vmenv := core.NewEnv(statedb, config, bc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
 				gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(common.MaxBig)
 				ret, _, _ := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 			if err == nil {
 				from.SetBalance(common.MaxBig)
 
-				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(100000), new(big.Int), data)}
+				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(100000), new(big.Int), data, false)}
 
 				vmenv := light.NewEnv(ctx, state, config, lc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
 				gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(common.MaxBig)
diff --git a/light/odr_test.go b/light/odr_test.go
index 1f6bcaeb14..50255a7f32 100644
--- a/light/odr_test.go
+++ b/light/odr_test.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, bc *core.BlockChain
 				from := statedb.GetOrNewStateObject(testBankAddress)
 				from.SetBalance(common.MaxBig)
 
-				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(1000000), new(big.Int), data)}
+				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(1000000), new(big.Int), data, false)}
 				vmenv := core.NewEnv(statedb, testChainConfig(), bc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
 				gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(common.MaxBig)
 				ret, _, _ := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, bc *core.BlockChain
 			if err == nil {
 				from.SetBalance(common.MaxBig)
 
-				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(1000000), new(big.Int), data)}
+				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), big.NewInt(1000000), new(big.Int), data, false)}
 				vmenv := NewEnv(ctx, state, testChainConfig(), lc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
 				gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(common.MaxBig)
 				ret, _, _ := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index c08398321c..01998c2a47 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func RunState(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, statedb *state.StateDB, env, tx m
 
 	key, _ := hex.DecodeString(tx["secretKey"])
 	addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(crypto.ToECDSA(key).PublicKey)
-	message := types.NewMessage(addr, to, nonce, value, gas, price, data)
+	message := types.NewMessage(addr, to, nonce, value, gas, price, data, true)
 	vmenv := NewEnvFromMap(chainConfig, statedb, env, tx)
 	vmenv.origin = addr