diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/VirtualMachine.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/VirtualMachine.cs
index 01e891b07f5..c642ea2e433 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/VirtualMachine.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/VirtualMachine.cs
@@ -1261,6 +1261,14 @@ private CallResult ExecuteCode<TTracingInstructions, TTracingRefunds, TTracingSt
                         {
                             bool optimizeAccess = false;
                             Instruction nextInstruction = (Instruction)code[programCounter];
+                            // Thrown away result
+                            if (nextInstruction == Instruction.POP)
+                            {
+                                programCounter++;
+                                // Add gas cost for POP
+                                gasAvailable -= GasCostOf.Base;
+                                break;
+                            }
                             // code.length is zero
                             if (nextInstruction == Instruction.ISZERO)
                             {