diff --git a/pkg/vm/context.go b/pkg/vm/context.go
index e682cda1b..9acd355d3 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/context.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/context.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ type Context struct {
 	local     *Slot
 	arguments *Slot
 
-	// Exception context stack pointer.
-	tryStack *Stack
+	// Exception context stack.
+	tryStack Stack
 
 	// Script hash of the prog.
 	scriptHash util.Uint160
diff --git a/pkg/vm/stack.go b/pkg/vm/stack.go
index 659ff0191..5dbe31e6d 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stack.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func initStack(s *Stack, n string, refc *refCounter) {
 	s.refs = refc
 	s.top.next = &s.top
 	s.top.prev = &s.top
+	s.len = 0
 }
 
 // Clear clears all elements on the stack and set its length to 0.
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index 2f973ed25..3ad7b11a6 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func (v *VM) LoadScriptWithFlags(b []byte, f callflag.CallFlag) {
 	ctx := NewContextWithParams(b, 0, -1, 0)
 	v.estack = newStack("evaluation", &v.refs)
 	ctx.estack = v.estack
-	ctx.tryStack = newStack("exception", nil)
+	initStack(&ctx.tryStack, "exception", nil)
 	ctx.callFlag = f
 	ctx.static = newSlot(&v.refs)
 	ctx.callingScriptHash = v.GetCurrentScriptHash()
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ func (v *VM) call(ctx *Context, offset int) {
 	newCtx.RetCount = -1
 	newCtx.local = nil
 	newCtx.arguments = nil
-	newCtx.tryStack = newStack("exception", nil)
+	initStack(&newCtx.tryStack, "exception", nil)
 	newCtx.NEF = ctx.NEF
 	v.istack.PushVal(newCtx)
 	v.Jump(newCtx, offset)