diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index 96231efc0..25c2ad6d7 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) IsExtensibleAllowed(u util.Uint160) bool {
 func (bc *Blockchain) runPersist(script []byte, block *block.Block, cache *dao.Cached, trig trigger.Type) (*state.AppExecResult, error) {
 	systemInterop := bc.newInteropContext(trig, cache, block, nil)
 	v := systemInterop.SpawnVM()
-	v.LoadScriptWithFlags(script, callflag.WriteStates|callflag.AllowCall)
+	v.LoadScriptWithFlags(script, callflag.All)
 	v.SetPriceGetter(systemInterop.GetPrice)
 	if err := v.Run(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("VM has failed: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go b/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
index 2bb689138..45963931b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func callInternal(ic *interop.Context, cs *state.Contract, name string, f callfl
 	hasReturn bool, args []stackitem.Item) error {
 	md := cs.Manifest.ABI.GetMethod(name, len(args))
 	if md.Safe {
-		f &^= callflag.WriteStates
+		f &^= (callflag.WriteStates | callflag.AllowNotify)
 	} else if ctx := ic.VM.Context(); ctx != nil && ctx.IsDeployed() {
 		curr, err := ic.GetContract(ic.VM.GetCurrentScriptHash())
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/core/interops.go b/pkg/core/interops.go
index 9cc2aa553..f680a70b3 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interops.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interops.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ var systemInterops = []interop.Function{
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractCreateMultisigAccount, Func: contractCreateMultisigAccount, Price: 1 << 8, ParamCount: 2},
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractCreateStandardAccount, Func: contractCreateStandardAccount, Price: 1 << 8, ParamCount: 1},
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractGetCallFlags, Func: contractGetCallFlags, Price: 1 << 10},
-	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractNativeOnPersist, Func: native.OnPersist, Price: 0, RequiredFlags: callflag.WriteStates},
-	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractNativePostPersist, Func: native.PostPersist, Price: 0, RequiredFlags: callflag.WriteStates},
+	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractNativeOnPersist, Func: native.OnPersist, Price: 0, RequiredFlags: callflag.States},
+	{Name: interopnames.SystemContractNativePostPersist, Func: native.PostPersist, Price: 0, RequiredFlags: callflag.States},
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemIteratorCreate, Func: iterator.Create, Price: 1 << 4, ParamCount: 1},
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemIteratorNext, Func: iterator.Next, Price: 1 << 15, ParamCount: 1},
 	{Name: interopnames.SystemIteratorValue, Func: iterator.Value, Price: 1 << 4, ParamCount: 1},