diff --git a/tests/helper/vm.go b/tests/helper/vm.go
index 2f3ec30f7..7c33839cf 100644
--- a/tests/helper/vm.go
+++ b/tests/helper/vm.go
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ func RunVm(state *state.StateDB, env, exec map[string]string) ([]byte, state.Log
 		price = ethutil.Big(exec["gasPrice"])
 		value = ethutil.Big(exec["value"])
 	)
+	// Reset the pre-compiled contracts for VM tests.
+	vm.Precompiled = make(map[string]*vm.PrecompiledAccount)
 
 	caller := state.GetOrNewStateObject(from)
 
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ func RunState(statedb *state.StateDB, env, tx map[string]string) ([]byte, state.
 		caddr      = FromHex(env["currentCoinbase"])
 	)
 
+	// Set pre compiled contracts
+	vm.Precompiled = vm.PrecompiledContracts()
+
 	coinbase := statedb.GetOrNewStateObject(caddr)
 	coinbase.SetGasPool(ethutil.Big(env["currentGasLimit"]))
 
diff --git a/tests/vm/gh_test.go b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
index 699225e90..7b41411de 100644
--- a/tests/vm/gh_test.go
+++ b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 	helper.CreateFileTests(t, p, &tests)
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
+		//helper.Log.Infoln("Running", name)
 		db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		statedb := state.New(nil, db)
 		for addr, account := range test.Pre {
@@ -116,12 +117,6 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 			ret, logs, gas, err = helper.RunState(statedb, env, test.Transaction)
 		}
 
-		// Log the error if there is one. Error does not mean failing test.
-		// A test fails if err != nil and post params are specified in the test.
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.Log.Infof("%s's: %v\n", name, err)
-		}
-
 		rexp := helper.FromHex(test.Out)
 		if bytes.Compare(rexp, ret) != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("%s's return failed. Expected %x, got %x\n", name, rexp, ret)
@@ -129,10 +124,14 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 
 		if isVmTest {
 			if len(test.Gas) == 0 && err == nil {
+				// Log VM err
+				helper.Log.Infof("%s's: %v\n", name, err)
 				t.Errorf("%s's gas unspecified, indicating an error. VM returned (incorrectly) successfull", name)
 			} else {
 				gexp := ethutil.Big(test.Gas)
 				if gexp.Cmp(gas) != 0 {
+					// Log VM err
+					helper.Log.Infof("%s's: %v\n", name, err)
 					t.Errorf("%s's gas failed. Expected %v, got %v\n", name, gexp, gas)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/vm/address.go b/vm/address.go
index be4284421..1c9369ab7 100644
--- a/vm/address.go
+++ b/vm/address.go
@@ -20,32 +20,37 @@ func (self PrecompiledAccount) Call(in []byte) []byte {
 	return self.fn(in)
 }
 
-var Precompiled = map[string]*PrecompiledAccount{
-	// ECRECOVER
-	string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{1}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
-		return GasEcrecover
-	}, ecrecoverFunc},
+var Precompiled = PrecompiledContracts()
 
-	// SHA256
-	string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{2}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
-		n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
-		n.Mul(n, GasSha256)
-		return n
-	}, sha256Func},
+// XXX Could set directly. Testing requires resetting and setting of pre compiled contracts.
+func PrecompiledContracts() map[string]*PrecompiledAccount {
+	return map[string]*PrecompiledAccount{
+		// ECRECOVER
+		string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{1}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
+			return GasEcrecover
+		}, ecrecoverFunc},
 
-	// RIPEMD160
-	string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{3}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
-		n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
-		n.Mul(n, GasRipemd)
-		return n
-	}, ripemd160Func},
+		// SHA256
+		string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{2}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
+			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
+			n.Mul(n, GasSha256)
+			return n
+		}, sha256Func},
 
-	string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{4}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
-		n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
-		n.Mul(n, GasMemCpy)
+		// RIPEMD160
+		string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{3}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
+			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
+			n.Mul(n, GasRipemd)
+			return n
+		}, ripemd160Func},
 
-		return n
-	}, memCpy},
+		string(ethutil.LeftPadBytes([]byte{4}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
+			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31)/32 + 1)
+			n.Mul(n, GasMemCpy)
+
+			return n
+		}, memCpy},
+	}
 }
 
 func sha256Func(in []byte) []byte {