diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/helper_test.go b/pkg/core/transaction/helper_test.go
index b4f2ad3dc..d727ca73d 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/helper_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 package transaction
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
 var (
 	// https://neotracker.io/tx/2c6a45547b3898318e400e541628990a07acb00f3b9a15a8e966ae49525304da
 	rawClaimTX = "020004bc67ba325d6412ff4c55b10f7e9afb54bbb2228d201b37363c3d697ac7c198f70300591cd454d7318d2087c0196abfbbd1573230380672f0f0cd004dcb4857e58cbd010031bcfbed573f5318437e95edd603922a4455ff3326a979fdd1c149a84c4cb0290000b51eb6159c58cac4fe23d90e292ad2bcb7002b0da2c474e81e1889c0649d2c490000000001e72d286979ee6cb1b7e65dfddfb2e384100b8d148e7758de42e4168b71792c603b555f00000000005d9de59d99c0d1f6ed1496444473f4a0b538302f014140456349cec43053009accdb7781b0799c6b591c812768804ab0a0b56b5eae7a97694227fcd33e70899c075848b2cee8fae733faac6865b484d3f7df8949e2aadb232103945fae1ed3c31d778f149192b76734fcc951b400ba3598faa81ff92ebe477eacac"
 	// https://neotracker.io/tx/fe4b3af60677204c57e573a57bdc97bc5059b05ad85b1474f84431f88d910f64
 	rawInvocationTX = "d101590400b33f7114839c33710da24cf8e7d536b8d244f3991cf565c8146063795d3b9b3cd55aef026eae992b91063db0db53c1087472616e7366657267c5cc1cb5392019e2cc4e6d6b5ea54c8d4b6d11acf166cb072961424c54f6000000000000000001206063795d3b9b3cd55aef026eae992b91063db0db0000014140c6a131c55ca38995402dff8e92ac55d89cbed4b98dfebbcb01acbc01bd78fa2ce2061be921b8999a9ab79c2958875bccfafe7ce1bbbaf1f56580815ea3a4feed232102d41ddce2c97be4c9aa571b8a32cbc305aa29afffbcae71b0ef568db0e93929aaac"
+	// https://neoscan-testnet.io/transaction/5467A1FC8723CEFFA8E5EE59399B02EEA1DF6FBAA53768C6704B90B960D223FA
+	rawPublishTX = "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"
 )
+
+func decodeTransaction(rawTX string, t *testing.T) *Transaction {
+	b, err1 := hex.DecodeString(rawTX)
+	assert.Nil(t, err1)
+	tx := &Transaction{}
+	err2 := tx.DecodeBinary(bytes.NewReader(b))
+	assert.Nil(t, err2)
+	return tx
+}
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/publish.go b/pkg/core/transaction/publish.go
index f6a247b92..f5e0a6eec 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/publish.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/publish.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type PublishTX struct {
 	Author      string
 	Email       string
 	Description string
+	Version     uint8 // Version of the parent struct Transaction. Used in reading NeedStorage flag.
 }
 
 // DecodeBinary implements the Payload interface.
@@ -38,7 +39,11 @@ func (tx *PublishTX) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	br.ReadLE(&rtype)
 	tx.ReturnType = smartcontract.ParamType(rtype)
 
-	br.ReadLE(&tx.NeedStorage)
+	if tx.Version >= 1 {
+		br.ReadLE(&tx.NeedStorage)
+	} else {
+		tx.NeedStorage = false
+	}
 
 	tx.Name = br.ReadString()
 	tx.CodeVersion = br.ReadString()
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
index fb83461a2..d2e242b3e 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ func (t *Transaction) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	for i := 0; i < int(lenAttrs); i++ {
 		t.Attributes[i] = &Attribute{}
 		if err := t.Attributes[i].DecodeBinary(r); err != nil {
-			// @TODO: remove this when TX attribute decode bug is solved.
 			log.Warnf("failed to decode TX %s", t.hash)
 			return err
 		}
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) decodeData(r io.Reader) error {
 		t.Data = &EnrollmentTX{}
 		return t.Data.(*EnrollmentTX).DecodeBinary(r)
 	case PublishType:
-		t.Data = &PublishTX{}
+		t.Data = &PublishTX{Version: t.Version}
 		return t.Data.(*PublishTX).DecodeBinary(r)
 	case StateType:
 		t.Data = &StateTX{}
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
index 6c1633cae..4fd748349 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/crypto"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -42,14 +43,7 @@ func TestWitnessEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDecodeEncodeClaimTX(t *testing.T) {
-	b, err := hex.DecodeString(rawClaimTX)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	tx := &Transaction{}
-	if err := tx.DecodeBinary(bytes.NewReader(b)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	tx := decodeTransaction(rawClaimTX, t)
 	assert.Equal(t, tx.Type, ClaimType)
 	assert.IsType(t, tx.Data, &ClaimTX{})
 	claimTX := tx.Data.(*ClaimTX)
@@ -78,14 +72,7 @@ func TestDecodeEncodeClaimTX(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDecodeEncodeInvocationTX(t *testing.T) {
-	b, err := hex.DecodeString(rawInvocationTX)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	tx := &Transaction{}
-	if err := tx.DecodeBinary(bytes.NewReader(b)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	tx := decodeTransaction(rawInvocationTX, t)
 	assert.Equal(t, tx.Type, InvocationType)
 	assert.IsType(t, tx.Data, &InvocationTX{})
 
@@ -109,3 +96,52 @@ func TestDecodeEncodeInvocationTX(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, rawInvocationTX, hex.EncodeToString(buf.Bytes()))
 }
+
+func TestDecodePublishTX(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedTXData := &PublishTX{}
+	expectedTXData.Name = "Lock"
+	expectedTXData.Author = "Erik Zhang"
+	expectedTXData.Email = "erik@antshares.org"
+	expectedTXData.Description = "Lock your assets until a timestamp."
+	expectedTXData.CodeVersion = "1.0-preview1"
+	expectedTXData.NeedStorage = false
+	expectedTXData.ReturnType = 1
+
+	paramList := []smartcontract.ParamType{
+		smartcontract.IntegerType,
+		smartcontract.ByteArrayType,
+		smartcontract.SignatureType,
+	}
+	expectedTXData.ParamList = paramList
+
+	expectedTXData.Script = []uint8{0x74, 0x6b, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4c, 0x4,
+		0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x61, 0x68, 0x1e, 0x41, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x53, 0x68, 0x61, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x2e, 0x42, 0x6c,
+		0x6f, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x63, 0x68, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2e, 0x47, 0x65, 0x74, 0x48, 0x65, 0x69, 0x67, 0x68, 0x74,
+		0x68, 0x1d, 0x41, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x53, 0x68, 0x61, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x2e, 0x42, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x63,
+		0x68, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2e, 0x47, 0x65, 0x74, 0x42, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0,
+		0x0, 0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x72, 0x75, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x93, 0x6c, 0x76,
+		0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0x68, 0x1d,
+		0x41, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x53, 0x68, 0x61, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x2e, 0x48, 0x65, 0x61, 0x64, 0x65, 0x72, 0x2e, 0x47,
+		0x65, 0x74, 0x54, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x70, 0xa0, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0,
+		0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x72, 0x75, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76,
+		0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0x64, 0x1b, 0x0, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x94,
+		0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x72, 0x75, 0x62, 0x30, 0x0, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x93, 0x6c,
+		0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x93, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0xac, 0x74,
+		0x4c, 0x4, 0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x72, 0x75, 0x62, 0x3, 0x0, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x4,
+		0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x94, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x79, 0x61, 0x74, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d,
+		0x74, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d, 0x74, 0x8c, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d, 0x74, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x8c,
+		0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d, 0x74, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x8c, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d, 0x74, 0x6c, 0x76, 0x8c, 0x6b, 0x94, 0x6d, 0x6c,
+		0x75, 0x66}
+
+	expectedTX := &Transaction{}
+	expectedTX.Type = PublishType
+	expectedTX.Version = 0
+
+	expectedTX.Data = expectedTXData
+
+	actualTX := decodeTransaction(rawPublishTX, t)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedTX.Data, actualTX.Data)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedTX.Type, actualTX.Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedTX.Version, actualTX.Version)
+}