diff --git a/libs/SmartContracts.js b/libs/SmartContracts.js
index a2b14249..e5da388b 100644
--- a/libs/SmartContracts.js
+++ b/libs/SmartContracts.js
@@ -264,13 +264,25 @@ class SmartContracts {
       if (contractTicks.find(t => t.contract === contractName && t.action === tickAction)) {
         return { logs: { errors: ['contract tick already registered'] } };
       }
-      contractTicks.push({
+      const newContractTick = {
         contract: contractName,
         action: tickAction,
         startRefBlock: refHiveBlockNumber + 1,
-      });
+      };
+      contractTicks.push(newContractTick);
       await database.updateContractsConfig(contractsConfig);
-      return { logs: { errors: [], events: [] } };
+      return {
+        logs: {
+          errors: [],
+          events: [
+            {
+              contract: 'contract',
+              event: 'registerTick',
+              data: newContractTick,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
     } catch (e) {
       return { logs: { errors: [`${e.name}: ${e.message}`] } };
     }
diff --git a/test/ticks.js b/test/ticks.js
index 2addfc53..fe142c02 100644
--- a/test/ticks.js
+++ b/test/ticks.js
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ describe('ticks', function () {
       await fixture.sendBlock(block);
       await tableAsserts.assertNoErrorInLastBlock();
 
+      let res = await fixture.database.getLatestBlockInfo();
+      let txs = res.transactions;
+      assert.equal(txs[1].logs, `{"events":[{"contract":"contract","event":"registerTick","data":{"contract":"testtick","action":"tick","startRefBlock":${refBlockNumber + 1}}}]}`);
+
       refBlockNumber = fixture.getNextRefBlockNumber();
       const tickedActions = await getTickingActionsAtRefblock(refBlockNumber);
       assert.equal(JSON.stringify(tickedActions), '["testtick.tick"]');