diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/core/Transaction.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
index 18f93b0e3f..3ea55e576c 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ public boolean isParsed() {
     public byte[] getHash() {
         if (!isEmpty(hash)) return hash;
         rlpParse();
-        getEncoded();
-        return hash;
+        byte[] plainMsg = getEncoded();
+        return hash = HashUtil.sha3(plainMsg);
     }
 
     public byte[] getRawHash() {