diff --git a/pkg/state/appender.go b/pkg/state/appender.go
index 15a247d8f..9a9137586 100644
--- a/pkg/state/appender.go
+++ b/pkg/state/appender.go
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ func (a *txAppender) commitTxApplication(
 		applicationStatus = applicationRes.status
 	)
 
-	balanceChanges := a.diffStor.allChanges()
+	//balanceChanges := a.diffStor.allChanges()
+	balanceChanges := applicationRes.changes.diff.balancesChanges()
 	a.diffStor.reset()
 	snapshot, err := a.txHandler.performTx(tx, pi, params.validatingUtx, invocationRes, applicationStatus, balanceChanges)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -671,7 +672,6 @@ func (a *txAppender) appendBlock(params *appendBlockParams) error {
 	}
 
 	// create the initial snapshot
-
 	initialSnapshot, err := a.txHandler.tp.createInitialBlockSnapshot(minerAndRewardDiff.balancesChanges())
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create initial snapshot")
@@ -693,9 +693,13 @@ func (a *txAppender) appendBlock(params *appendBlockParams) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// TODO validate before reset
-
 	a.diffStor.reset()
 
+	err = initialSnapshot.ApplyInitialSnapshot(a.txHandler.sa)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to apply an initial snapshot")
+	}
+
 	defer hasher.Release()
 
 	// get initial snapshot hash for block
@@ -712,12 +716,6 @@ func (a *txAppender) appendBlock(params *appendBlockParams) error {
 		)
 	}
 
-	// TODO snapshot is apply in hasher
-	//err = initialSnapshot.ApplyInitialSnapshot(a.txHandler.sa)
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to apply an initial snapshot")
-	//}
-
 	blockV5Activated, err := a.stor.features.newestIsActivated(int16(settings.BlockV5))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 9a041d885..be759fa88 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -603,9 +603,10 @@ func (s *stateManager) addGenesisBlock() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := s.appender.applyAllDiffs(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// TODO validate it instead
+	//if err := s.appender.applyAllDiffs(); err != nil {
+	//	return err
+	//}
 	if err := s.stor.prepareHashes(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1555,9 +1556,10 @@ func (s *stateManager) addBlocks() (*proto.Block, error) {
 
 	// Apply all the balance diffs accumulated from this blocks batch.
 	// This also validates diffs for negative balances.
-	if err := s.appender.applyAllDiffs(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	// TODO validate it instead
+	//if err := s.appender.applyAllDiffs(); err != nil {
+	//	return nil, err
+	//}
 
 	// Retrieve and store legacy state hashes for each of new blocks.
 	if shErr := s.stor.handleLegacyStateHashes(height, ids); shErr != nil {