diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/sha2.asm b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/sha2.asm
index c5cdb212..f9d83873 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/sha2.asm
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/sha2.asm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sha2_store_loop:
     JUMPDEST
     // stack: addr, counter, x[num_bytes-counter], ... , x[num_bytes-1], retdest
     dup1
+    STOP
     // stack: addr, addr, counter, x[num_bytes-counter], ... , x[num_bytes-1], retdest
     swap3
     // stack: x[num_bytes-counter], addr, counter, addr,  ... , x[num_bytes-1], retdest
diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/tests/sha2.rs b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/tests/sha2.rs
index b90ba52c..fde9c99e 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/tests/sha2.rs
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/tests/sha2.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fn test_sha2_store() -> Result<()> {
     let mut initial_stack = vec![U256::from(num_bytes)];
     initial_stack.extend(bytes);
     initial_stack.push(U256::from_str("0xdeadbeef").unwrap());
+    initial_stack.reverse();
     dbg!(initial_stack.clone());
     let stack_with_kernel = run(&kernel.code, sha2_store, initial_stack)?.stack;
     dbg!(stack_with_kernel);