diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 706bbd1dfe..d49598fcbf 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ const (
 	// extra blocks to overlap two deposits, we do that to make sure that
 	// there won't be any blocks without deposited assets in notary contract.
 	notaryExtraBlocks = 100
+	// amount of tries before notary deposit timeout.
+	notaryDepositTimeout = 100
+)
+
+var (
+	errDepositTimeout = errors.New("notary deposit didn't appeared in the network")
 )
 
 // Start runs all event providers.
@@ -133,6 +139,14 @@ func (s *Server) Start(ctx context.Context, intError chan<- error) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// wait a bit for notary contract deposit
+	s.log.Info("waiting to accept notary deposit")
+
+	err = s.awaitNotaryDeposit(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// vote for sidechain validator if it is prepared in config
 	err = s.voteForSidechainValidator(s.predefinedValidators)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -739,3 +753,27 @@ func (s *Server) depositNotary() error {
 		s.notaryDuration+notaryExtraBlocks,
 	)
 }
+
+func (s *Server) awaitNotaryDeposit(ctx context.Context) error {
+	for i := 0; i < notaryDepositTimeout; i++ {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil
+		default:
+		}
+
+		deposit, err := s.morphClient.GetNotaryDeposit()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get notary deposit")
+		}
+
+		if deposit > 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		s.log.Info("empty notary deposit, waiting one more block")
+		s.morphClient.Wait(ctx, 1)
+	}
+
+	return errDepositTimeout
+}
diff --git a/pkg/morph/client/client.go b/pkg/morph/client/client.go
index 27398bf025..c2329e9e06 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/client/client.go
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ func toStackParameter(value interface{}) (sc.Parameter, error) {
 		result.Value = arr
 	case string:
 		result.Type = sc.StringType
+	case util.Uint160:
+		result.Type = sc.ByteArrayType
+		result.Value = v.BytesBE()
 	default:
 		return result, errors.Errorf("chain/client: unsupported parameter %v", value)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/morph/client/notary.go b/pkg/morph/client/notary.go
index 51c853828a..c290c67829 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/client/notary.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/client/notary.go
@@ -46,12 +46,16 @@ const (
 	defaultNotaryRoundTime    = 100
 	defaultNotaryFallbackTime = 40
 
-	innerRingListMethod = "innerRingList"
+	innerRingListMethod   = "innerRingList"
+	notaryBalanceOfMethod = "balanceOf"
+
+	notaryBalanceErrMsg = "can't fetch notary balance"
 )
 
 var (
 	errNotaryNotEnabled = errors.New("notary support was not enabled on this client")
 	errInvalidIR        = errors.New("invalid inner ring list from netmap contract")
+	errUnexpectedItems  = errors.New("invalid number of NEO VM arguments on stack")
 )
 
 func defaultNotaryConfig() *notaryCfg {
@@ -126,6 +130,32 @@ func (c *Client) DepositNotary(amount fixedn.Fixed8, delta uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetNotaryDeposit returns deposit of client's account in notary contract.
+// Notary support should be enabled in client to use this function.
+func (c *Client) GetNotaryDeposit() (int64, error) {
+	if c.notary == nil {
+		return 0, errNotaryNotEnabled
+	}
+
+	sh := c.acc.PrivateKey().PublicKey().GetScriptHash()
+
+	items, err := c.TestInvoke(c.notary.notary, notaryBalanceOfMethod, sh)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, notaryBalanceErrMsg)
+	}
+
+	if len(items) != 1 {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(errUnexpectedItems, notaryBalanceErrMsg)
+	}
+
+	bigIntDeposit, err := items[0].TryInteger()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, notaryBalanceErrMsg)
+	}
+
+	return bigIntDeposit.Int64(), nil
+}
+
 // Invoke invokes contract method by sending tx to notary contract in
 // blockchain. Fallback tx is a `RET`. Notary support should be enabled
 // in client to use this function.