diff --git a/pkg/core/oracle_test.go b/pkg/core/oracle_test.go
index 7657446aa..6461d08bf 100644
--- a/pkg/core/oracle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/oracle_test.go
@@ -168,6 +168,25 @@ func TestOracle(t *testing.T) {
 	checkEmitTx := func(t *testing.T, ch chan *transaction.Transaction) {
 		require.Len(t, ch, 1)
 		tx := <-ch
+
+		// Response transaction has its hash being precalculated. Check that this hash
+		// matches the actual one.
+		cachedHash := tx.Hash()
+		cp := transaction.Transaction{
+			Version:         tx.Version,
+			Nonce:           tx.Nonce,
+			SystemFee:       tx.SystemFee,
+			NetworkFee:      tx.NetworkFee,
+			ValidUntilBlock: tx.ValidUntilBlock,
+			Script:          tx.Script,
+			Attributes:      tx.Attributes,
+			Signers:         tx.Signers,
+			Scripts:         tx.Scripts,
+			Trimmed:         tx.Trimmed,
+		}
+		actualHash := cp.Hash()
+		require.Equal(t, actualHash, cachedHash, "transaction hash was changed during ")
+
 		require.NoError(t, bc.verifyAndPoolTx(tx, bc.GetMemPool(), bc))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/oracle/response.go b/pkg/services/oracle/response.go
index 38a69550e..f188778d5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/oracle/response.go
+++ b/pkg/services/oracle/response.go
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ func (o *Oracle) CreateResponseTx(gasForResponse int64, vub uint32, resp *transa
 }
 
 func (o *Oracle) testVerify(tx *transaction.Transaction) (int64, bool) {
-	v, finalize := o.Chain.GetTestVM(trigger.Verification, tx, nil)
+	// (*Blockchain).GetTestVM calls Hash() method of provided transaction; once being called, this
+	// method caches transaction hash, but tx building is not yet completed and hash will be changed.
+	// So make a copy of tx to avoid wrong hash caching.
+	cp := *tx
+	v, finalize := o.Chain.GetTestVM(trigger.Verification, &cp, nil)
 	v.GasLimit = o.Chain.GetPolicer().GetMaxVerificationGAS()
 	v.LoadScriptWithHash(o.oracleScript, o.oracleHash, callflag.ReadOnly)
 	v.Jump(v.Context(), o.verifyOffset)