diff --git a/pkg/core/interop_system.go b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
index f07da9905..9c4da985f 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop_system.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
@@ -575,8 +575,12 @@ func (ic *interopContext) contractGetStorageContext(v *vm.VM) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%T is not a contract state", cs)
 	}
-	contractState, err := ic.dao.GetContractState(cs.ScriptHash())
-	if contractState == nil || err != nil {
+	_, err := ic.dao.GetContractState(cs.ScriptHash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("non-existent contract")
+	}
+	_, err = ic.lowerDao.GetContractState(cs.ScriptHash())
+	if err == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("contract was not created in this transaction")
 	}
 	stc := &StorageContext{
diff --git a/pkg/core/interops.go b/pkg/core/interops.go
index 445be4d76..25040bce6 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interops.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interops.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type interopContext struct {
 	block         *block.Block
 	tx            *transaction.Transaction
 	dao           *dao.Cached
+	lowerDao      dao.DAO
 	notifications []state.NotificationEvent
 	log           *zap.Logger
 }
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type interopContext struct {
 func newInteropContext(trigger trigger.Type, bc Blockchainer, d dao.DAO, block *block.Block, tx *transaction.Transaction, log *zap.Logger) *interopContext {
 	dao := dao.NewCached(d)
 	nes := make([]state.NotificationEvent, 0)
-	return &interopContext{bc, trigger, block, tx, dao, nes, log}
+	return &interopContext{bc, trigger, block, tx, dao, d, nes, log}
 }
 
 // SpawnVM returns a VM with script getter and interop functions set