diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 2c6cc7d484..5bb53a99b1 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -439,6 +439,15 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	if evm.StateDB.GetNonce(address) != 0 || (contractHash != (common.Hash{}) && contractHash != types.EmptyCodeHash) {
 		return nil, common.Address{}, 0, ErrContractAddressCollision
 	}
+
+	if evm.Config.Tracer != nil {
+		if evm.depth == 0 {
+			evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), address, true, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
+		} else {
+			evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureEnter(typ, caller.Address(), address, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create a new account on the state
 	snapshot := evm.StateDB.Snapshot()
 	evm.StateDB.CreateAccount(address)
@@ -452,14 +461,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	contract := NewContract(caller, AccountRef(address), value, gas)
 	contract.SetCodeOptionalHash(&address, codeAndHash)
 
-	if evm.Config.Tracer != nil {
-		if evm.depth == 0 {
-			evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), address, true, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
-		} else {
-			evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureEnter(typ, caller.Address(), address, codeAndHash.code, gas, value)
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret, err := evm.interpreter.Run(contract, nil, false)
 
 	// Check whether the max code size has been exceeded, assign err if the case.