diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompiler.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompiler.java
index a79c32fa..3d221e68 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompiler.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompiler.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package org.ethereum.serpent;
 import org.antlr.v4.runtime.tree.ParseTree;
 import org.ethereum.util.ByteUtil;
 import org.ethereum.vm.OpCode;
+import org.spongycastle.util.Arrays;
 import org.spongycastle.util.BigIntegers;
+import org.spongycastle.util.encoders.Hex;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
@@ -51,12 +53,14 @@ public class SerpentCompiler {
                 if (lexa.equals("asm]")){
                     skiping = false;
                     lexaList.remove(i);
-                    lexa  = lexaList.get(i);
+                    --i;
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 if (lexa.equals("[asm")){
                     skiping = true;
                     lexaList.remove(i);
+                    --i;
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -140,6 +144,29 @@ public class SerpentCompiler {
     }
 
 
+    public static byte[]  encodeMachineCodeForVMRun(byte[] code){
 
+        if (code == null || code.length == 0) throw new RuntimeException("code can't be empty code: " + code);
+
+        int numBytes = ByteUtil.numBytes(code.length + "");
+        byte[] lenBytes = BigInteger.valueOf(code.length).toByteArray();
+
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        for (int i = 0; i < lenBytes.length; ++i){
+
+            sb.append(Hex.toHexString(lenBytes, i, 1)).append(" ");
+        }
+
+        // calc real code start position (after the init header)
+        int pos = 10  + numBytes * 2;
+
+        // @push_len @len PUSH1 @src_start  PUSH1 0 CODECOPY @push_len @len 0 PUSH1 0 RETURN
+        String header =  String.format("[asm %s %s PUSH1 %d  PUSH1 0 CODECOPY %s %s PUSH1 0 RETURN asm]",
+                "PUSH" + numBytes, sb.toString(), pos , "PUSH" + numBytes, sb.toString());
+
+        byte[] headerMachine = compileAssemblyToMachine(header);
+
+        return Arrays.concatenate(headerMachine, code);
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/OpCode.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/OpCode.java
index 2865598b..ccc79588 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/OpCode.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/vm/OpCode.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public enum OpCode {
 	CALLDATASIZE(0x36),
 	CALLDATACOPY(0x37),
 	CODESIZE(0x38),
-	CODECOPY(0x39),
+	CODECOPY(0x39), // [len src_start target_start CODECOPY]
 	GASPRICE(0x3a),
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/MachineCompileTest.java b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/MachineCompileTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06930a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/MachineCompileTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.ethereum.serpent;
+
+import org.ethereum.gui.GUIUtils;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.spongycastle.util.encoders.Hex;
+
+/**
+ * www.ethereumJ.com
+ * User: Roman Mandeleil
+ * Created on: 28/05/2014 20:05
+ */
+
+
+public class MachineCompileTest {
+
+
+    @Test //
+    public void test1(){
+
+        String code = "a=2";
+        String expected = "6005600c60003960056000f26002600054";
+        String asm = SerpentCompiler.compile(code);
+        byte[] machineCode = SerpentCompiler.compileAssemblyToMachine(asm);
+        byte[] vmReadyCode = SerpentCompiler.encodeMachineCodeForVMRun(machineCode);
+
+        System.out.println(GUIUtils.getHexStyledText(vmReadyCode));
+        String result = Hex.toHexString(vmReadyCode);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompileTest.java b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompileTest.java
index 7f530843..a8030ba6 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompileTest.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/serpent/SerpentCompileTest.java
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public class SerpentCompileTest {
     @Test    // expression test 10
     public void test15(){
 
-        String code = "a =     not (   1    + 2     *    9 | 8 == 2)";
+        String code = "a =     !(   1    + 2     *    9 | 8 == 2)";
         String expected = "2 8 EQ 9 2 MUL 1 ADD OR NOT 0 MSTORE";
 
         SerpentParser parser = ParserUtils.getParser(SerpentLexer.class, SerpentParser.class,
@@ -1245,15 +1245,30 @@ public class SerpentCompileTest {
 
     }
 
+/*
+ todo: more to implement
+# 1) send(1, 2, 3)
+# 2) create(1, 2, 3, 4)
+# 3) x = sha3(v)
+# 4) x = byte(y,z)
+# 5) v = getch(x,i)
+# 6) setch(x,i,v)
+
+# 7) a=array(30)
+# 8) x = bytes(n)
+
+
+     */
+
     /**
      *
      * todo: return(1) testing
-     *       return (1,2) testing
+     * todo: return (1,2) testing
      * todo: msg.data testing
-     * todo: contract.storage testing
+     * todo: contract.storage get/set testing
      * todo: [asm   asm] testing
      * todo: suicide(1) testing
-     * todo: stop test
+     * todo: stop testing
      *
      *
      */