diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index d230a91ec..e66816531 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) init() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = bc.contracts.NEO.InitializeCache(bc, bc.dao)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't init cache for NEO native contract: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/contract.go b/pkg/core/native/contract.go
index e115d2a0b..e3ab6a18b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/contract.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/contract.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func (cs *Contracts) ByHash(h util.Uint160) interop.Contract {
 func NewContracts() *Contracts {
 	cs := new(Contracts)
 
-	gas := NewGAS()
-	neo := NewNEO()
+	gas := newGAS()
+	neo := newNEO()
 	neo.GAS = gas
 	gas.NEO = neo
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_gas.go b/pkg/core/native/native_gas.go
index 310131086..2913ed45e 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_gas.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_gas.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const gasContractID = -2
 const GASFactor = NEOTotalSupply
 const initialGAS = 30000000
 
-// NewGAS returns GAS native contract.
-func NewGAS() *GAS {
+// newGAS returns GAS native contract.
+func newGAS() *GAS {
 	g := &GAS{}
 	nep5 := newNEP5Native(gasName)
 	nep5.symbol = "gas"
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go b/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
index e41979269..43830e1cc 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func makeValidatorKey(key *keys.PublicKey) []byte {
 	return b
 }
 
-// NewNEO returns NEO native contract.
-func NewNEO() *NEO {
+// newNEO returns NEO native contract.
+func newNEO() *NEO {
 	n := &NEO{}
 	nep5 := newNEP5Native(neoName)
 	nep5.symbol = "neo"
@@ -204,6 +204,30 @@ func (n *NEO) Initialize(ic *interop.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// InitializeCache initializes all NEO cache with the proper values from storage.
+// Cache initialisation should be done apart from Initialize because Initialize is
+// called only when deploying native contracts.
+func (n *NEO) InitializeCache(bc blockchainer.Blockchainer, d dao.DAO) error {
+	committee := keys.PublicKeys{}
+	si := d.GetStorageItem(n.ContractID, prefixCommittee)
+	if err := committee.DecodeBytes(si.Value); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := n.updateCache(committee, bc); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var gr state.GASRecord
+	si = d.GetStorageItem(n.ContractID, []byte{prefixGASPerBlock})
+	if err := gr.FromBytes(si.Value); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.gasPerBlock.Store(gr)
+	n.gasPerBlockChanged.Store(false)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (n *NEO) updateCache(committee keys.PublicKeys, bc blockchainer.Blockchainer) error {
 	n.committee.Store(committee)
 	script, err := smartcontract.CreateMajorityMultiSigRedeemScript(committee.Copy())
@@ -247,25 +271,6 @@ func shouldUpdateCommittee(h uint32, bc blockchainer.Blockchainer) bool {
 
 // OnPersist implements Contract interface.
 func (n *NEO) OnPersist(ic *interop.Context) error {
-	gpb := n.gasPerBlockChanged.Load()
-	if gpb == nil {
-		committee := keys.PublicKeys{}
-		si := ic.DAO.GetStorageItem(n.ContractID, prefixCommittee)
-		if err := committee.DecodeBytes(si.Value); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := n.updateCache(committee, ic.Chain); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		var gr state.GASRecord
-		si = ic.DAO.GetStorageItem(n.ContractID, []byte{prefixGASPerBlock})
-		if err := gr.FromBytes(si.Value); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		n.gasPerBlock.Store(gr)
-		n.gasPerBlockChanged.Store(false)
-	}
 	if shouldUpdateCommittee(ic.Block.Index, ic.Chain) {
 		if err := n.updateCommittee(ic); err != nil {
 			return err