diff --git a/pkg/vm/stack/testhelper.go b/pkg/vm/stack/testhelper.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..443a522ce
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+++ b/pkg/vm/stack/testhelper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package stack
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// helper functions
+func testPeakInteger(t *testing.T, tStack *RandomAccess, n uint16) *Int {
+	stackElement, err := tStack.Peek(n)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	item, err := stackElement.Integer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	return item
+}
+
+func testPopInteger(t *testing.T, tStack *RandomAccess) *Int {
+	stackElement, err := tStack.Pop()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	item, err := stackElement.Integer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	return item
+}
+
+func testMakeStackInt(t *testing.T, num int64) *Int {
+	a, err := NewInt(big.NewInt(num))
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	return a
+}