diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index a209a1382..f0647d8d6 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op Instruction) {
 		}
 
 	case REVERSE:
-		a := v.estack.Peek(0).Array()
+		a := v.estack.Pop().Array()
 		if len(a) > 1 {
 			for i, j := 0, len(a)-1; i <= j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
 				a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index 02b82b3a0..2193afcb9 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ func TestREVERSEBadNotArray(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestREVERSEGoodOneElem(t *testing.T) {
-	prog := makeProgram(REVERSE)
+	prog := makeProgram(DUP, REVERSE)
 	elements := []int{22}
 	vm := load(prog)
 	vm.estack.PushVal(1)
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ func TestREVERSEGoodStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	eall := [][]int{eodd, even}
 
 	for _, elements := range eall {
-		prog := makeProgram(REVERSE)
+		prog := makeProgram(DUP, REVERSE)
 		vm := load(prog)
 		vm.estack.PushVal(1)
 
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ func TestREVERSEGood(t *testing.T) {
 	eall := [][]int{eodd, even}
 
 	for _, elements := range eall {
-		prog := makeProgram(REVERSE)
+		prog := makeProgram(DUP, REVERSE)
 		vm := load(prog)
 		vm.estack.PushVal(1)
 		vm.estack.PushVal(elements)