diff --git a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/cache.rs b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/cache.rs
index 4a4732d9fa3..dfcf7e9eda1 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/cache.rs
+++ b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/cache.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ fn vm_hash(vm_kind: VMKind) -> u64 {
         VMKind::Wasmtime => crate::wasmtime_runner::wasmtime_vm_hash(),
         #[cfg(not(feature = "wasmtime_vm"))]
         VMKind::Wasmtime => panic!("Wasmtime is not enabled"),
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "near_vm", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+        VMKind::NearVm => crate::near_vm_runner::near_vm_vm_hash(),
+        #[cfg(not(all(feature = "near_vm", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
+        VMKind::NearVm => panic!("NearVM is not enabled"),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/near_vm_runner.rs b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/near_vm_runner.rs
index 14cdb6aefad..01c08f1f7bc 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/near_vm_runner.rs
+++ b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/near_vm_runner.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ const WASMER2_CONFIG: Wasmer2Config = Wasmer2Config {
     compiler: WasmerCompiler::Singlepass,
 };
 
-pub(crate) fn wasmer2_vm_hash() -> u64 {
+pub(crate) fn near_vm_vm_hash() -> u64 {
     WASMER2_CONFIG.config_hash()
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/cache.rs b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/cache.rs
index ed7da23f313..db2754eb1a1 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/cache.rs
+++ b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/cache.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use wasmer_engine::Executable;
 fn test_caches_compilation_error() {
     with_vm_variants(|vm_kind: VMKind| {
         match vm_kind {
-            VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 => {}
+            VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 | VMKind::NearVm => {}
             VMKind::Wasmtime => return,
         }
         let cache = MockCompiledContractCache::default();
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn test_caches_compilation_error() {
 fn test_does_not_cache_io_error() {
     with_vm_variants(|vm_kind: VMKind| {
         match vm_kind {
-            VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 => {}
+            VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 | VMKind::NearVm => {}
             VMKind::Wasmtime => return,
         }
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/rs_contract.rs b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/rs_contract.rs
index 6755503ccd1..84fd0002723 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/rs_contract.rs
+++ b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/tests/rs_contract.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn run_test_ext(
     if let ReturnData::Value(value) = outcome.return_data {
         assert_eq!(&value, &expected);
     } else {
-        panic!("Value was not returned");
+        panic!("Value was not returned, got outcome {:?}", outcome);
     }
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub fn test_out_of_memory() {
         assert_eq!(
             result.aborted,
             match vm_kind {
-                VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 =>
+                VMKind::Wasmer0 | VMKind::Wasmer2 | VMKind::NearVm =>
                     Some(FunctionCallError::WasmTrap(WasmTrap::Unreachable)),
                 VMKind::Wasmtime => unreachable!(),
             }
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/vm_kind.rs b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/vm_kind.rs
index b28da18826a..1f6de45b244 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/vm_kind.rs
+++ b/runtime/near-vm-runner/src/vm_kind.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ pub enum VMKind {
     Wasmer0,
     /// Wasmtime VM.
     Wasmtime,
-    //  Wasmer 2.x VM,
+    /// Wasmer 2.x VM.
     Wasmer2,
+    /// NearVM.
+    NearVm,
 }
 
 impl VMKind {