diff --git a/chain/taskreplay.go b/chain/taskreplay.go
index 52a9a4ffb..04da27aa8 100644
--- a/chain/taskreplay.go
+++ b/chain/taskreplay.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (t *taskReplay) doReplay() error {
 		}
 		ptxs := nblk.PatchTransactions()
 		if len(ptxs.Hash()) > 0 {
-			tr = sm.PatchTransition(tr, ptxs, nblk)
+			tr = service.PatchTransition(tr, ptxs, nblk, true)
 		}
 		cb := make(chan error, 2)
 		cancel, err := tr.Execute(transitionCallback(cb))
diff --git a/service/manager.go b/service/manager.go
index f2b10c537..bc1980c9c 100644
--- a/service/manager.go
+++ b/service/manager.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (m *manager) PatchTransition(t module.Transition, patchTxList module.Transa
 	// If there is no way to validate patches, then set 'alreadyValidated' to
 	// true. It'll skip unnecessary validation for already validated normal
 	// transactions.
-	return patchTransition(pt, bi, patchTxList)
+	return patchTransition(pt, patchTxList, bi, false)
 }
 
 func (m *manager) CreateSyncTransition(t module.Transition, result []byte, vlHash []byte, noBuffer bool) module.Transition {
diff --git a/service/transition.go b/service/transition.go
index e43566c51..036d188c2 100644
--- a/service/transition.go
+++ b/service/transition.go
@@ -157,13 +157,19 @@ type transition struct {
 	dsrTracker DSRTracker
 }
 
-func patchTransition(t *transition, bi module.BlockInfo, patchTXs module.TransactionList) *transition {
+func patchTransition(t *transition, patchTXs module.TransactionList, bi module.BlockInfo, validated bool) *transition {
 	if patchTXs == nil {
 		patchTXs = transaction.NewTransactionListFromSlice(t.db, nil)
 	}
 	if len(patchTXs.Hash()) == 0 {
 		bi = nil
 	}
+	var step transitionStep
+	if validated {
+		step = stepValidated
+	} else {
+		step = stepInited
+	}
 	return &transition{
 		parent:             t.parent,
 		pid:                t.pid,
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ func patchTransition(t *transition, bi module.BlockInfo, patchTXs module.Transac
 		transitionContext:  t.transitionContext,
 		ntxIDs:				t.ntxIDs,
 		ntxCount:           t.ntxCount,
-		step:               stepInited,
+		step:               step,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -902,23 +908,29 @@ func (t *transition) executeTxs(l module.TransactionList, ctx contract.Context,
 
 func (t *transition) finalizeNormalTransaction() error {
 	startTS := time.Now();
+	defer func() {
+		t.txFlushDuration = time.Since(startTS)
+	}()
+	if err := t.normalTransactions.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := t.commitTXIDs(module.TransactionGroupNormal); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := t.commitDSRs(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		t.txFlushDuration = time.Since(startTS)
-	}()
-	return t.normalTransactions.Flush()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (t *transition) finalizePatchTransaction() error {
+	if err := t.patchTransactions.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := t.commitTXIDs(module.TransactionGroupPatch); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return t.patchTransactions.Flush()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (t *transition) finalizeResult(noFlush bool, keepParent bool) error {
@@ -1108,8 +1120,9 @@ func NewSyncTransition(
 
 func PatchTransition(
 	tr module.Transition,
-	bi module.BlockInfo,
 	ptxs module.TransactionList,
+	bi module.BlockInfo,
+	validated bool,
 ) module.Transition {
-	return patchTransition(tr.(*transition), bi, ptxs)
+	return patchTransition(tr.(*transition), ptxs, bi, validated)
 }
diff --git a/testsuite/build.gradle b/testsuite/build.gradle
index 103442947..e81d21242 100644
--- a/testsuite/build.gradle
+++ b/testsuite/build.gradle
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class ChainTest extends Test {
     }
 
     void startDocker(String serverPort) {
+        def glTag = System.getProperty("GL_TAG", "latest")
         List<String> commands = new LinkedList<String>()
         commands.add("docker")
         commands.add("run")
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ class ChainTest extends Test {
         commands.add("data/dockerenv/" + dockerEnv)
         commands.add("--name")
         commands.add("gochain-" + dockerEnv)
-        commands.add("goloop/gochain")
+        commands.add("goloop/gochain:${glTag}")
         process = commands.execute(null, getWorkingDir())
         if (process.waitFor() == 0) {
             Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(new Runnable() {