diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index b860cec42..f05a8259a 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op opcode.Opcode, parameter []byte) (err erro
 			if n > MaxArraySize {
 				panic("too long array")
 			}
-			typ := BooleanT
+			typ := AnyT
 			if op == opcode.NEWARRAYT {
 				typ = StackItemType(parameter[0])
 			}
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op opcode.Opcode, parameter []byte) (err erro
 			if n > MaxArraySize {
 				panic("too long struct")
 			}
-			items := makeArrayOfType(int(n), BooleanT)
+			items := makeArrayOfType(int(n), AnyT)
 			v.estack.PushVal(&StructItem{items})
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index da504ae45..b00069f14 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ func TestNEWARRAYArray(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(opcode.NEWARRAY)
 	t.Run("ByteArray", getTestFuncForVM(prog, NewArrayItem([]StackItem{}), []byte{}))
 	t.Run("BadSize", getTestFuncForVM(prog, nil, MaxArraySize+1))
-	t.Run("Integer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, []StackItem{NewBoolItem(false)}, 1))
+	t.Run("Integer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, []StackItem{NullItem{}}, 1))
 
 	arr := []StackItem{makeStackItem(42)}
 	t.Run("Array", getTestFuncForVM(prog, arr, arr))
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ func testNEWARRAYIssue437(t *testing.T, i1, i2 opcode.Opcode, appended bool) {
 	vm := load(prog)
 	vm.Run()
 
-	arr := makeArrayOfType(4, BooleanT)
+	arr := makeArrayOfType(4, AnyT)
 	arr[2] = makeStackItem(3)
 	arr[3] = makeStackItem(4)
 	if appended {
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ func TestNEWSTRUCT(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(opcode.NEWSTRUCT)
 	t.Run("ByteArray", getTestFuncForVM(prog, NewStructItem([]StackItem{}), []byte{}))
 	t.Run("BadSize", getTestFuncForVM(prog, nil, MaxArraySize+1))
-	t.Run("Integer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, NewStructItem([]StackItem{NewBoolItem(false)}), 1))
+	t.Run("Integer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, NewStructItem([]StackItem{NullItem{}}), 1))
 
 	arr := []StackItem{makeStackItem(42)}
 	t.Run("Array", getTestFuncForVM(prog, NewStructItem(arr), NewArrayItem(arr)))