diff --git a/tests/helper/vm.go b/tests/helper/vm.go
index 270fe54709..b4ad93193a 100644
--- a/tests/helper/vm.go
+++ b/tests/helper/vm.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package helper
 import (
 	"math/big"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vm"
@@ -66,3 +67,17 @@ func RunVm(state *state.State, env, exec map[string]string) ([]byte, *big.Int, e
 
 	return ret, execution.Gas, err
 }
+
+func RunState(state *state.State, env, tx map[string]string) ([]byte, *big.Int, error) {
+	address := FromHex(tx["to"])
+	keyPair, _ := crypto.NewKeyPairFromSec([]byte(ethutil.Hex2Bytes(tx["secretKey"])))
+	caller := state.GetOrNewStateObject(keyPair.Address())
+
+	vmenv := NewEnvFromMap(state, env, tx)
+	vmenv.origin = caller.Address()
+	evm := vm.New(vmenv, vm.DebugVmTy)
+	execution := vm.NewExecution(evm, address, FromHex(tx["data"]), ethutil.Big(tx["gasLimit"]), ethutil.Big(tx["gasPrice"]), ethutil.Big(tx["value"]))
+	ret, err := execution.Exec(address, caller)
+
+	return ret, execution.Gas, err
+}
diff --git a/tests/vm/gh_test.go b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
index eb641b0343..7e61608606 100644
--- a/tests/vm/gh_test.go
+++ b/tests/vm/gh_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"math/big"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
@@ -29,10 +31,21 @@ func StateObjectFromAccount(addr string, account Account) *state.StateObject {
 	return obj
 }
 
+type Env struct {
+	CurrentCoinbase   string
+	CurrentDifficulty string
+	CurrentGasLimit   string
+	CurrentNumber     string
+	CurrentTimestamp  interface{}
+	PreviousHash      string
+}
+
 type VmTest struct {
 	Callcreates interface{}
-	Env         map[string]string
+	//Env         map[string]string
+	Env         Env
 	Exec        map[string]string
+	Transaction map[string]string
 	Gas         string
 	Out         string
 	Post        map[string]Account
@@ -50,7 +63,31 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 			state.SetStateObject(obj)
 		}
 
-		ret, gas, err := helper.RunVm(state, test.Env, test.Exec)
+		// XXX Yeah, yeah...
+		env := make(map[string]string)
+		env["currentCoinbase"] = test.Env.CurrentCoinbase
+		env["currentDifficulty"] = test.Env.CurrentDifficulty
+		env["currentGasLimit"] = test.Env.CurrentGasLimit
+		env["currentNumber"] = test.Env.CurrentNumber
+		env["previousHash"] = test.Env.PreviousHash
+		if n, ok := test.Env.CurrentTimestamp.(float64); ok {
+			env["currentTimestamp"] = strconv.Itoa(int(n))
+		} else {
+			env["currentTimestamp"] = test.Env.CurrentTimestamp.(string)
+		}
+
+		var (
+			ret []byte
+			gas *big.Int
+			err error
+		)
+
+		if len(test.Exec) > 0 {
+			ret, gas, err = helper.RunVm(state, env, test.Exec)
+		} else {
+			ret, gas, err = helper.RunState(state, env, test.Transaction)
+		}
+
 		// When an error is returned it doesn't always mean the tests fails.
 		// Have to come up with some conditional failing mechanism.
 		if err != nil {
@@ -62,9 +99,11 @@ func RunVmTest(p string, t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("%s's return failed. Expected %x, got %x\n", name, rexp, ret)
 		}
 
-		gexp := ethutil.Big(test.Gas)
-		if gexp.Cmp(gas) != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("%s's gas failed. Expected %v, got %v\n", name, gexp, gas)
+		if len(test.Gas) > 0 {
+			gexp := ethutil.Big(test.Gas)
+			if gexp.Cmp(gas) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("%s's gas failed. Expected %v, got %v\n", name, gexp, gas)
+			}
 		}
 
 		for addr, account := range test.Post {
@@ -123,3 +162,23 @@ func TestVm(t *testing.T) {
 	const fn = "../files/vmtests/vmtests.json"
 	RunVmTest(fn, t)
 }
+
+func TestStateSystemOperations(t *testing.T) {
+	const fn = "../files/StateTests/stSystemOperationsTest.json"
+	RunVmTest(fn, t)
+}
+
+func TestStatePreCompiledContracts(t *testing.T) {
+	const fn = "../files/StateTests/stPreCompiledContracts.json"
+	RunVmTest(fn, t)
+}
+
+func TestStateRecursiveCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	const fn = "../files/StateTests/stRecursiveCreate.json"
+	RunVmTest(fn, t)
+}
+
+func TestStateSpecialTest(t *testing.T) {
+	const fn = "../files/StateTests/stSpecialTest.json"
+	RunVmTest(fn, t)
+}
diff --git a/vm/address.go b/vm/address.go
index 235143b340..86ae705bc2 100644
--- a/vm/address.go
+++ b/vm/address.go
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ func sha256Func(in []byte) []byte {
 }
 
 func ripemd160Func(in []byte) []byte {
-	return ethutil.RightPadBytes(crypto.Ripemd160(in), 32)
+	return ethutil.LeftPadBytes(crypto.Ripemd160(in), 32)
 }
 
 func ecrecoverFunc(in []byte) []byte {
 	// In case of an invalid sig. Defaults to return nil
 	defer func() { recover() }()
 
-	return crypto.Ecrecover(in)
+	hash := in[:32]
+	v := ethutil.BigD(in[32:64]).Bytes()[0] - 27
+	sig := append(in[64:], v)
+
+	return crypto.Sha3(crypto.Ecrecover(append(hash, sig...))[1:])
 }
diff --git a/vm/execution.go b/vm/execution.go
index c23164f82d..8c04cf5366 100644
--- a/vm/execution.go
+++ b/vm/execution.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (self *Execution) exec(code, caddr []byte, caller ClosureRef) (ret []byte,
 			if self.Gas.Cmp(p.Gas) >= 0 {
 				ret = p.Call(self.input)
 				self.vm.Printf("NATIVE_FUNC(%x) => %x", naddr, ret)
+				self.vm.Endl()
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Create a new callable closure