diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 22ffa36a062f29f45d11aef8903a2204af6d57b3..27bc38373345ceabfb3276bd614ea6fa08a452a4 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) GetNonce(addr common.Address) uint64 {
 		return stateObject.nonce
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return StartingNonce
 }
 
 func (self *StateDB) GetCode(addr common.Address) []byte {