diff --git a/packages/vm/core/governance/governanceimpl/statecontroller.go b/packages/vm/core/governance/governanceimpl/statecontroller.go
index db7516abf4..3ce60cfd0d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/core/governance/governanceimpl/statecontroller.go
+++ b/packages/vm/core/governance/governanceimpl/statecontroller.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func addAllowedStateControllerAddress(ctx isc.Sandbox) dict.Dict {
 	ctx.RequireCallerIsChainOwner()
 	addr := ctx.Params().MustGetAddress(governance.ParamStateControllerAddress)
 	amap := collections.NewMap(ctx.State(), governance.StateVarAllowedStateControllerAddresses)
-	amap.SetAt(isc.AddressToBytes(addr), []byte{0xFF})
+	amap.SetAt(isc.AddressToBytes(addr), []byte{0x01})
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/core/root/rootimpl/impl.go b/packages/vm/core/root/rootimpl/impl.go
index ecfae0e798..cf1d00deca 100644
--- a/packages/vm/core/root/rootimpl/impl.go
+++ b/packages/vm/core/root/rootimpl/impl.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func deployContract(ctx isc.Sandbox) dict.Dict {
 func grantDeployPermission(ctx isc.Sandbox) dict.Dict {
 	ctx.RequireCallerIsChainOwner()
 	deployer := ctx.Params().MustGetAgentID(root.ParamDeployer)
-	collections.NewMap(ctx.State(), root.StateVarDeployPermissions).SetAt(deployer.Bytes(), []byte{0xFF})
+	collections.NewMap(ctx.State(), root.StateVarDeployPermissions).SetAt(deployer.Bytes(), []byte{0x01})
 	eventGrant(ctx, deployer)
 	return nil
 }