diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/witness.go b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/witness.go
index d721990c5..ae9e18b31 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/witness.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/witness.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func checkScope(d dao.DAO, tx *transaction.Transaction, v *vm.VM, hash util.Uint
 			if c.Scopes&transaction.CalledByEntry != 0 {
 				callingScriptHash := v.GetCallingScriptHash()
 				entryScriptHash := v.GetEntryScriptHash()
-				if callingScriptHash == entryScriptHash {
+				if callingScriptHash.Equals(util.Uint160{}) || callingScriptHash == entryScriptHash {
 					return true, nil
 				}
 			}