diff --git a/src/executive.rs b/src/executive.rs
index 04f22bd74..3fc942afe 100644
--- a/src/executive.rs
+++ b/src/executive.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ pub struct Substate {
 	logs: Vec<LogEntry>,
 	/// Refund counter of SSTORE nonzero->zero.
 	refunds_count: U256,
-	/// True if transaction, or one of its subcalls runs out of gas.
-	excepted: bool,
 	/// Created contracts.
 	contracts_created: Vec<Address>
 }
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ impl Substate {
 			suicides: HashSet::new(),
 			logs: vec![],
 			refunds_count: U256::zero(),
-			excepted: false,
 			contracts_created: vec![]
 		}
 	}
@@ -43,11 +40,8 @@ impl Substate {
 		self.suicides.extend(s.suicides.into_iter());
 		self.logs.extend(s.logs.into_iter());
 		self.refunds_count = self.refunds_count + s.refunds_count;
-		self.excepted |= s.excepted;
 		self.contracts_created.extend(s.contracts_created.into_iter());
 	}
-
-	pub fn excepted(&self) -> bool { self.excepted }
 }
 
 /// Transaction execution receipt.
@@ -68,8 +62,6 @@ pub struct Executed {
 	pub cumulative_gas_used: U256,
 	/// Vector of logs generated by transaction.
 	pub logs: Vec<LogEntry>,
-	/// Execution ended running out of gas.
-	pub excepted: bool,
 	/// Addresses of contracts created during execution of transaction.
 	/// Ordered from earliest creation.
 	/// 
@@ -208,8 +200,8 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 				},
 				// just drain the whole gas
 				false => {
-					substate.excepted = true;
-					Ok(U256::zero())
+					self.state.revert(backup);
+					Err(evm::Error::OutOfGas)
 				}
 			}
 		} else if params.code.len() > 0 {
@@ -296,7 +288,6 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 					refunded: refund,
 					cumulative_gas_used: self.info.gas_used + gas_used,
 					logs: substate.logs,
-					excepted: substate.excepted,
 					contracts_created: substate.contracts_created
 				})
 			},
@@ -307,7 +298,6 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 					refunded: U256::zero(),
 					cumulative_gas_used: self.info.gas_used + t.gas,
 					logs: vec![],
-					excepted: true,
 					contracts_created: vec![]
 				})
 			}
@@ -318,7 +308,6 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 		// TODO: handle other evm::Errors same as OutOfGas once they are implemented
 		match result {
 			&Err(evm::Error::OutOfGas) => {
-				substate.excepted = true;
 				self.state.revert(backup);
 			},
 			&Ok(_) | &Err(evm::Error::Internal) => substate.accrue(un_substate)
@@ -464,7 +453,7 @@ impl<'a> Ext for Externalities<'a> {
 
 		let gas = *gas - gas_cost;
 
-		// if balance is insufficient or we are to deep, return
+		// if balance is insufficient or we are too deep, return
 		if self.state.balance(&self.params.address) < *value || self.depth >= self.schedule.max_depth {
 			return Ok((gas + call_gas, true));
 		}
@@ -902,7 +891,6 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(executed.refunded, U256::from(58_699));
 		assert_eq!(executed.cumulative_gas_used, U256::from(41_301));
 		assert_eq!(executed.logs.len(), 0);
-		assert_eq!(executed.excepted, false);
 		assert_eq!(executed.contracts_created.len(), 0);
 		assert_eq!(state.balance(&sender), U256::from(1));
 		assert_eq!(state.balance(&contract), U256::from(17));
diff --git a/src/pod_account.rs b/src/pod_account.rs
index a39bf1fa3..29b43c0bf 100644
--- a/src/pod_account.rs
+++ b/src/pod_account.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ impl PodAccount {
 		let mut stream = RlpStream::new_list(4);
 		stream.append(&self.nonce);
 		stream.append(&self.balance);
-		// TODO.
-		stream.append(&SHA3_NULL_RLP);
+		stream.append(&sec_trie_root(self.storage.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.to_vec(), encode(&U256::from(v.as_slice())))).collect()));
 		stream.append(&self.code.sha3());
 		stream.out()
 	}
diff --git a/src/tests/state.rs b/src/tests/state.rs
index fdedd7a83..d4a921add 100644
--- a/src/tests/state.rs
+++ b/src/tests/state.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ use pod_state::*;
 use state_diff::*;
 use ethereum;
 
-fn flush(s: String) {
-	::std::io::stdout().write(s.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-	::std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
-}
-
 fn do_json_test(json_data: &[u8]) -> Vec<String> {
 	let json = Json::from_str(::std::str::from_utf8(json_data).unwrap()).expect("Json is invalid");
 	let mut failed = Vec::new();
@@ -39,32 +34,31 @@ fn do_json_test(json_data: &[u8]) -> Vec<String> {
 
 			//println!("Transaction: {:?}", t);
 			//println!("Env: {:?}", env);
+			let calc_post = sec_trie_root(post.get().iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.to_vec(), v.rlp())).collect());
 
-			{
+			if fail_unless(post_state_root == calc_post) {
+				println!("!!! {}: Trie root mismatch (got: {}, expect: {}):", name, calc_post, post_state_root);
+				println!("!!! Post:\n{}", post);
+			} else {
 				let mut s = State::new_temp();
-				s.populate_from(post.clone());
+				s.populate_from(pre);
 				s.commit();
-				assert_eq!(&post_state_root, s.root());
-			}
+				let res = s.apply(&env, engine.deref(), &t);
 
-			let mut s = State::new_temp();
-			s.populate_from(pre);
-			s.commit();
-			let res = s.apply(&env, engine.deref(), &t);
+				if fail_unless(s.root() == &post_state_root) {
+					println!("!!! {}: State mismatch (got: {}, expect: {}):", name, s.root(), post_state_root);
+					let our_post = s.to_pod();
+					println!("Got:\n{}", our_post);
+					println!("Expect:\n{}", post);
+					println!("Diff ---expect -> +++got:\n{}", StateDiff::diff_pod(&post, &our_post));
+				}
 
-			if fail_unless(s.root() == &post_state_root) {
-				println!("!!! {}: State mismatch (got: {}, expect: {}):", name, s.root(), post_state_root);
-				let our_post = s.to_pod();
-				println!("Got:\n{}", our_post);
-				println!("Expect:\n{}", post);
-				println!("Diff ---expect -> +++got:\n{}", StateDiff::diff_pod(&post, &our_post));
-			}
-
-			if let Ok(r) = res {
-				if fail_unless(logs == r.logs) {
-					println!("!!! {}: Logs mismatch:", name);
-					println!("Got:\n{:?}", r.logs);
-					println!("Expect:\n{:?}", logs);
+				if let Ok(r) = res {
+					if fail_unless(logs == r.logs) {
+						println!("!!! {}: Logs mismatch:", name);
+						println!("Got:\n{:?}", r.logs);
+						println!("Expect:\n{:?}", logs);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}