diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
index 4f4c7c188f3..b48c0742e6f 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func destar(x Expr) Expr {
 // Stacktrace returns the stack trace of the machine.
 // It collects the executions and frames from the machine's frames and statements.
 func (m *Machine) Stacktrace() (stacktrace Stacktrace) {
-	if len(m.Frames) == 0 {
+	if len(m.Frames) == 0 || len(m.Stmts) == 0 {
 		return
 	}