diff --git a/state/state.go b/state/state.go
index 91a41b9a..19011af9 100644
--- a/state/state.go
+++ b/state/state.go
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ func (s *State) ExecTx(tx_ blk.Tx, runCall bool) error {
 					log.Debug(Fmt("Error creating account"))
 					return err
 				}
+				log.Debug(Fmt("Created new account %X", callee.Address.Address()))
 				code = tx.Data
 			}
 
diff --git a/vm/common.go b/vm/common.go
index 85d4966a..cf72ed6f 100644
--- a/vm/common.go
+++ b/vm/common.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ func BytesToWord(bz []byte) Word {
 }
 
 func LeftPadWord(bz []byte) (word Word) {
-	copy(word[:], bz)
+	copy(word[32-len(bz):], bz)
 	return
 }
 
 func RightPadWord(bz []byte) (word Word) {
-	copy(word[32-len(bz):], bz)
+	copy(word[:], bz)
 	return
 }