diff --git a/conformance/chaos/actor.go b/conformance/chaos/actor.go
index cdda1db83..f5a94989d 100644
--- a/conformance/chaos/actor.go
+++ b/conformance/chaos/actor.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ const (
 	// MethodInspectRuntime is the identifier for the method that returns the
 	// current runtime values.
 	MethodInspectRuntime
+	// MethodCreateState is the identifier for the method that creates the chaos actor's state.
+	MethodCreateState
 )
 
 // Exports defines the methods this actor exposes publicly.
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ func (a Actor) Exports() []interface{} {
 		MethodMutateState:         a.MutateState,
 		MethodAbortWith:           a.AbortWith,
 		MethodInspectRuntime:      a.InspectRuntime,
+		MethodCreateState:         a.CreateState,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -227,6 +230,14 @@ type MutateStateArgs struct {
 	Branch MutateStateBranch
 }
 
+// CreateState creates the chaos actor's state
+func (a Actor) CreateState(rt runtime2.Runtime, _ *abi.EmptyValue) *abi.EmptyValue {
+	rt.ValidateImmediateCallerAcceptAny()
+	rt.StateCreate(&State{})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // MutateState attempts to mutate a state value in the actor.
 func (a Actor) MutateState(rt runtime2.Runtime, args *MutateStateArgs) *abi.EmptyValue {
 	rt.ValidateImmediateCallerAcceptAny()
diff --git a/conformance/chaos/actor_test.go b/conformance/chaos/actor_test.go
index dbce4f4c5..e68b9a4df 100644
--- a/conformance/chaos/actor_test.go
+++ b/conformance/chaos/actor_test.go
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ func TestMutateStateInTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	var a Actor
 
 	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
-	rt.StateCreate(&State{})
+	rt.Call(a.CreateState, nil)
 
+	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
 	val := "__mutstat test"
 	rt.Call(a.MutateState, &MutateStateArgs{
 		Value:  val,
@@ -155,23 +156,30 @@ func TestMutateStateAfterTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	var a Actor
 
 	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
-	rt.StateCreate(&State{})
+	rt.Call(a.CreateState, nil)
 
+	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
 	val := "__mutstat test"
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Fatal("The code did not panic")
+		} else {
+			var st State
+			rt.GetState(&st)
+
+			// state should be updated successfully _in_ the transaction but not outside
+			if st.Value != val+"-in" {
+				t.Fatal("state was not updated")
+			}
+
+			rt.Verify()
+		}
+	}()
 	rt.Call(a.MutateState, &MutateStateArgs{
 		Value:  val,
 		Branch: MutateAfterTransaction,
 	})
 
-	var st State
-	rt.GetState(&st)
-
-	// state should be updated successfully _in_ the transaction but not outside
-	if st.Value != val+"-in" {
-		t.Fatal("state was not updated")
-	}
-
-	rt.Verify()
 }
 
 func TestMutateStateReadonly(t *testing.T) {
@@ -182,22 +190,30 @@ func TestMutateStateReadonly(t *testing.T) {
 	var a Actor
 
 	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
-	rt.StateCreate(&State{})
+	rt.Call(a.CreateState, nil)
 
+	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
 	val := "__mutstat test"
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Fatal("The code did not panic")
+		} else {
+			var st State
+			rt.GetState(&st)
+
+			if st.Value != "" {
+				t.Fatal("state was not expected to be updated")
+			}
+
+			rt.Verify()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	rt.Call(a.MutateState, &MutateStateArgs{
 		Value:  val,
 		Branch: MutateReadonly,
 	})
 
-	var st State
-	rt.GetState(&st)
-
-	if st.Value != "" {
-		t.Fatal("state was not expected to be updated")
-	}
-
-	rt.Verify()
 }
 
 func TestMutateStateInvalidBranch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -254,11 +270,13 @@ func TestInspectRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 	receiver := atesting2.NewIDAddr(t, 101)
 	builder := mock2.NewBuilder(context.Background(), receiver)
 
-	rt := builder.Build(t)
-	rt.SetCaller(caller, builtin2.AccountActorCodeID)
-	rt.StateCreate(&State{})
 	var a Actor
 
+	rt := builder.Build(t)
+	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
+	rt.Call(a.CreateState, nil)
+
+	rt.SetCaller(caller, builtin2.AccountActorCodeID)
 	rt.ExpectValidateCallerAny()
 	ret := rt.Call(a.InspectRuntime, abi.Empty)
 	rtr, ok := ret.(*InspectRuntimeReturn)