diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/context.go b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
index 59b2337b0..61e56ad59 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/context.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Context struct {
 	Block         *block.Block
 	Tx            *transaction.Transaction
 	DAO           *dao.Cached
+	LowerDAO      dao.DAO
 	Notifications []state.NotificationEvent
 	Log           *zap.Logger
 }
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func NewContext(trigger trigger.Type, bc blockchainer.Blockchainer, d dao.DAO, n
 		Block:         block,
 		Tx:            tx,
 		DAO:           dao,
+		LowerDAO:      d,
 		Notifications: nes,
 		Log:           log,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop_system.go b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
index 4f6bfea4b..b6dc95aa6 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop_system.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
@@ -537,8 +537,12 @@ func contractGetStorageContext(ic *interop.Context, 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{