diff --git a/glide.lock b/glide.lock
index c3b96755..372a8054 100644
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ imports:
 - name: github.com/edsrzf/mmap-go
   version: 0bce6a6887123b67a60366d2c9fe2dfb74289d2e
 - name: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
-  version: d9e23666755ebeb632dc8c3f902650971594e5a7
+  version: ebe1f372357c3184e543472eebeea947ee959aa2
   repo: https://github.com/CyberMiles/go-ethereum.git
   subpackages:
   - accounts
diff --git a/glide.yaml b/glide.yaml
index 5e102c54..b3f6c088 100644
--- a/glide.yaml
+++ b/glide.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import:
 - package: github.com/gorilla/mux
   version: ^1.5.0
 - package: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
-  version: f1.6.7
+  version: test
   repo: https://github.com/CyberMiles/go-ethereum.git
 - package: gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1
   version: 1.x
diff --git a/modules/vm/app/app.go b/modules/vm/app/app.go
index a3fefa33..cbc5a673 100644
--- a/modules/vm/app/app.go
+++ b/modules/vm/app/app.go
@@ -297,13 +297,24 @@ func (app *EthermintApplication) validateTx(tx *ethTypes.Transaction) abciTypes.
 	}
 
 	// Check if nonce is not strictly increasing
+	// if not then recheck with feeding failed count
 	nonce := currentState.GetNonce(from)
 	if nonce != tx.Nonce() {
-		return abciTypes.ResponseCheckTx{
-			Code: errors.CodeTypeBadNonce,
-			Log:  fmt.Sprintf(
-				"Nonce not strictly increasing. Expected %d Got %d",
-				nonce, tx.Nonce())}
+		if c, ok := utils.CheckFailedCount[from]; ok {
+			if nonce + c != tx.Nonce() {
+				return abciTypes.ResponseCheckTx{
+					Code: errors.CodeTypeBadNonce,
+					Log:  fmt.Sprintf(
+						"Nonce not strictly increasing. Expected %d Got %d",
+						nonce, tx.Nonce())}
+			}
+		} else {
+			return abciTypes.ResponseCheckTx{
+				Code: errors.CodeTypeBadNonce,
+				Log:  fmt.Sprintf(
+					"Nonce not strictly increasing. Expected %d Got %d",
+					nonce, tx.Nonce())}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Transactor should have enough funds to cover the costs
@@ -346,6 +357,9 @@ func (app *EthermintApplication) validateTx(tx *ethTypes.Transaction) abciTypes.
 	}
 	if _, ok := app.checkedTransactions[ft]; ok {
 		if tx.GasPrice().Cmp( big.NewInt(MinGasPrice) ) < 0 {
+			// add failed count
+			// this map will keep growing because the nonce check will use it ongoing
+			utils.CheckFailedCount[from] = utils.CheckFailedCount[from] + 1
 			return abciTypes.ResponseCheckTx{Code: errors.CodeLowGasPriceErr, Log: "The gas price is too low for transaction"}
 		}
 	}
@@ -361,7 +375,7 @@ func (app *EthermintApplication) validateTx(tx *ethTypes.Transaction) abciTypes.
 	if to := tx.To(); to != nil {
 		currentState.AddBalance(*to, tx.Value())
 	}
-	currentState.SetNonce(from, tx.Nonce()+1)
+	currentState.SetNonce(from, nonce+1)
 
 	return abciTypes.ResponseCheckTx{Code: abciTypes.CodeTypeOK}
 }
diff --git a/utils/globals.go b/utils/globals.go
index a2e745a9..1781481c 100644
--- a/utils/globals.go
+++ b/utils/globals.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire/data"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"math/big"
 )
 
@@ -16,4 +17,6 @@ var(
 	StateChangeQueue []StateChangeObject
 	ValidatorPubKeys [][]byte
 
+	// record count of failed CheckTx of each from account; used to feed in the nonce check
+	CheckFailedCount map[common.Address]uint64 = make(map[common.Address]uint64)
 )
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