diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/Program.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/Program.java
index 28d15a18..1efcd2da 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/Program.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/Program.java
@@ -214,13 +214,14 @@ public class Program {
 
     public void suicide(DataWord obtainer) {
 
+        DataWord balance = getBalance(this.getOwnerAddress());
         // 1) pass full endowment to the obtainer
         if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
             logger.info("Transfer to: [ {} ] heritage: [ {} ]", Hex.toHexString(obtainer.getNoLeadZeroesData())
-                        , getBalance().longValue());
+                        , balance.longValue());
 
         this.result.getRepository().addBalance(obtainer.getNoLeadZeroesData(),
-                getBalance().value());
+                balance.value());
 
         // 2) mark the account as for delete
         result.addDeleteAccount(getOwnerAddress());
@@ -460,9 +461,13 @@ public class Program {
         return invokeData.getOwnerAddress();
     }
 
-    public DataWord getBalance() {
+    public DataWord getBalance(DataWord address) {
         if (invokeData == null) return new DataWord( new byte[0]);
-        return invokeData.getBalance();
+
+        BigInteger balance = result.getRepository().getBalance(address.getNoLeadZeroesData());
+        DataWord balanceData = new DataWord(balance.toByteArray());
+
+        return balanceData;
     }
 
     public DataWord getOriginAddress() {
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/VM.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/VM.java
index d841ba01..0fff615c 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/VM.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/VM.java
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ public class VM {
                     program.step();
                 }	break;
                 case BALANCE:{
-                    DataWord balance = program.getBalance();
+                    DataWord address = program.stackPop();
+                    DataWord balance = program.getBalance(address);
                     program.stackPush(balance);
                     program.step();
                 }	break;
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ public class VM {
                     program.stackPush(data);
                 }	break;
                 case CREATE:{
+
+                    //todo: value param for gas param, the gas is all gas
                     DataWord gas        =  program.stackPop();
                     DataWord inOffset   =  program.stackPop();
                     DataWord inSize     =  program.stackPop();
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/vm/VMTest.java b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/vm/VMTest.java
index 2c18ee08..c737d80e 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/vm/VMTest.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/vm/VMTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
 import org.spongycastle.util.encoders.Hex;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
@@ -2681,10 +2683,11 @@ public class VMTest {
 
         VM vm = new VM();
         Program program =
-                new Program(Hex.decode("31"),
+                new Program(Hex.decode("3031"),
                         createProgramInvoke_1());
-        String s_expected_1 = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000DE0B6B3A7640000";
+        String s_expected_1 = "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003E8";
 
+        vm.step(program);
         vm.step(program);
 
         DataWord item1 = program.stack.pop();
@@ -3070,6 +3073,7 @@ public class VMTest {
         pi.setOwnerAddress(ownerAddress);
 
         pi.getRepository().createAccount(address);
+        pi.getRepository().addBalance(address, BigInteger.valueOf(1000L));
 
         return pi;
     }