diff --git a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
index 152dd5315..79b6fd684 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
         let mut task = self.task.write().await;
 
         let mut tip = self.tip.write().await;
+        let prev_header = tip.inner().header().clone();
         let mut provisioners_list = self.provisioners_list.write().await;
         let block_time =
             blk.header().timestamp - tip.inner().header().timestamp;
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
         // Verify Block Header
         let (pni, prev_block_voters, tip_block_voters) = verify_block_header(
             self.db.clone(),
-            &tip.inner().header().clone(),
+            &prev_header,
             &provisioners_list,
             blk.header(),
         )
@@ -658,8 +659,11 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
             let vm = self.vm.write().await;
 
             let (stakes, finality) = self.db.read().await.update(|db| {
-                let (txs, verification_output, stake_events) =
-                    vm.accept(blk, &prev_block_voters[..])?;
+                let (txs, verification_output, stake_events) = vm.accept(
+                    prev_header.state_hash,
+                    blk,
+                    &prev_block_voters[..],
+                )?;
                 for spent_tx in txs.iter() {
                     events.push(TransactionEvent::Executed(spent_tx).into());
                 }
diff --git a/node/src/chain/consensus.rs b/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
index 9a3d2a518..13727e393 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Operations for Executor<DB, VM> {
 
     async fn verify_state_transition(
         &self,
+        prev_root: [u8; 32],
         blk: &Block,
         voters: &[Voter],
     ) -> Result<VerificationOutput, OperationError> {
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Operations for Executor<DB, VM> {
 
         let vm = self.vm.read().await;
 
-        vm.verify_state_transition(blk, voters)
+        vm.verify_state_transition(prev_root, blk, voters)
             .map_err(OperationError::InvalidVST)
     }
 
diff --git a/node/src/vm.rs b/node/src/vm.rs
index 00b68df8f..f43899a82 100644
--- a/node/src/vm.rs
+++ b/node/src/vm.rs
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ pub trait VMExecution: Send + Sync + 'static {
 
     fn verify_state_transition(
         &self,
+        prev_root: [u8; 32],
         blk: &Block,
         voters: &[Voter],
     ) -> anyhow::Result<VerificationOutput>;
 
     fn accept(
         &self,
+        prev_root: [u8; 32],
         blk: &Block,
         voters: &[Voter],
     ) -> anyhow::Result<(