diff --git a/pkg/core/interop_neo.go b/pkg/core/interop_neo.go
index 7140b1fa2..4696ffdd7 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop_neo.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop_neo.go
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func (ic *interopContext) createContractStateFromVM(v *vm.VM) (*state.Contract,
 func (ic *interopContext) contractCreate(v *vm.VM) error {
 	newcontract, err := ic.createContractStateFromVM(v)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 	contract, err := ic.dao.GetContractState(newcontract.ScriptHash())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func (ic *interopContext) contractIsPayable(v *vm.VM) error {
 func (ic *interopContext) contractMigrate(v *vm.VM) error {
 	newcontract, err := ic.createContractStateFromVM(v)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 	contract, err := ic.dao.GetContractState(newcontract.ScriptHash())
 	if err != nil {