diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/wasm_eosio_injection.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/wasm_eosio_injection.hpp
index d33d821ea067b8c486dcaf6baed0f113cbe6bf13..54f27191df9ab0b76b8fe883c78fe8c1b28ab1a7 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/wasm_eosio_injection.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/wasm_eosio_injection.hpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ namespace eosio { namespace chain { namespace wasm_injections {
             if ( exp.kind == IR::ObjectKind::function )
                exports++;
 
-         next_function_index = module.functions.imports.size() + module.functions.defs.size() + registered_injected.size(); // + exports + registered_injected.size()-1;
-         ;
+         next_function_index = module.functions.imports.size() + module.functions.defs.size() + registered_injected.size();
          next_actual_index = next_injected_index++;
       }
 
@@ -75,12 +74,17 @@ namespace eosio { namespace chain { namespace wasm_injections {
             module.functions.imports.insert( module.functions.imports.begin()+(registered_injected.size()-1), new_import.begin(), new_import.end() ); 
             injected_index_mapping.emplace( index, actual_index ); 
             // shift all exported functions by 1
+            bool have_updated_start = false;
             for ( int i=0; i < module.exports.size(); i++ ) {
-               if ( module.exports[i].kind == IR::ObjectKind::function )
+               if ( module.exports[i].kind == IR::ObjectKind::function ) {
+                  // update the start function
+                  if ( !have_updated_start && module.exports[i].index == module.startFunctionIndex ) {
+                     module.startFunctionIndex++;
+                     have_updated_start = true;
+                  }
                   module.exports[i].index++;
+               }
             }
-            // shift the start index by 1
-            module.startFunctionIndex++;
 
             // shift all table entries for call indirect
             for(TableSegment& ts : module.tableSegments) {
diff --git a/libraries/chain/webassembly/binaryen.cpp b/libraries/chain/webassembly/binaryen.cpp
index 750cd65624f147721c0002f8adc5d0ef3c979920..9cc6fd94e3d547aa1b855367006d8019242d6c15 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/webassembly/binaryen.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/webassembly/binaryen.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class binaryen_instantiated_module : public wasm_instantiated_module_interface {
          memset(_shared_linear_memory.data, 0, initial_memory_size);
          //copy back in the initial data
          memcpy(_shared_linear_memory.data, _initial_memory.data(), _initial_memory.size());
-
+         //std::cout << "_module start " << _module->start << std::endl; 
+         //_module->addStart("apply");
+         //std::cout << "_module start " << _module->start << std::endl; 
          //be aware that construction of the ModuleInstance implictly fires the start function
          ModuleInstance instance(*_module.get(), &local_interface);
          instance.callExport(Name(entry_point), args);
diff --git a/tests/wasm_tests/test_wasts.hpp b/tests/wasm_tests/test_wasts.hpp
index abe14973e1e802ec6b22c706d7e604e3d00cd3ef..cf2a2c90f3aa0d55826aebf38f2cb921db650ec4 100644
--- a/tests/wasm_tests/test_wasts.hpp
+++ b/tests/wasm_tests/test_wasts.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static const char f32_add_wast[] = R"=====(
 )=====";
 */
 
-static const char start_index_wast[] = R"=====(
+static const char entry_wast[] = R"=====(
 (module
  (import "env" "require_auth" (func $require_auth (param i64)))
  (import "env" "eosio_assert" (func $eosio_assert (param i32 i32)))
@@ -29,61 +29,24 @@ static const char start_index_wast[] = R"=====(
  (export "apply" (func $apply))
  (func $entry
   (block
-  (call $eosio_assert
-   (i32.eq
-    (i32.load offset=4
-     (i32.const 0)
-    )
+   (i32.store offset=4
+    (i32.const 0)
     (call $now)
    )
-   (i32.const 0)
-  )
   )
  )
  (func $apply (param $0 i64) (param $1 i64) (param $2 i64)
-  (call $require_auth (i64.const 6121376101093867520))
   (block
-  (call $eosio_assert
-   (i32.eq
-    (i32.load offset=4
-     (i32.const 0)
-    )
-    (call $now)
-   )
-   (i32.const 0)
-  )
-  )
- )
- (start $entry)
-)
-)=====";
-
-static const char entry_wast[] = R"=====(
-(module
- (import "env" "require_auth" (func $require_auth (param i64)))
- (import "env" "eosio_assert" (func $eosio_assert (param i32 i32)))
- (import "env" "now" (func $now (result i32)))
- (table 0 anyfunc)
- (memory $0 1)
- (export "memory" (memory $0))
- (export "entry" (func $entry))
- (export "apply" (func $apply))
- (func $entry
-  (i32.store offset=4
-   (i32.const 0)
-   (call $now)
-  )
- )
- (func $apply (param $0 i64) (param $1 i64) (param $2 i64)
-  (call $require_auth (i64.const 6121376101093867520))
-  (call $eosio_assert
-   (i32.eq
-    (i32.load offset=4
-     (i32.const 0)
+   (call $require_auth (i64.const 6121376101093867520))
+   (call $eosio_assert
+    (i32.eq
+     (i32.load offset=4
+      (i32.const 0)
+     )
+     (call $now)
     )
-    (call $now)
+    (i32.const 0)
    )
-   (i32.const 0)
   )
  )
  (start $entry)
diff --git a/tests/wasm_tests/wasm_tests.cpp b/tests/wasm_tests/wasm_tests.cpp
index 61cb363aed8328c526a5c57c48ff5471164de4b3..f85d09c8c826f18cd3d9cf9393a7bdbecd8acf05 100644
--- a/tests/wasm_tests/wasm_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/wasm_tests/wasm_tests.cpp
@@ -612,31 +612,6 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( check_entry_behavior, TESTER ) try {
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(transaction_receipt::executed, receipt.status);
 } FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
 
-BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( check_start_index_behavior, TESTER ) try {
-   produce_blocks(2);
-   create_accounts( {N(check)} );
-   produce_block();
-
-   set_code(N(check), start_index_wast);
-   produce_blocks(10);
-
-   signed_transaction trx;
-   action act;
-   act.account = N(check);
-   act.name = N();
-   act.authorization = vector<permission_level>{{N(check),config::active_name}};
-   trx.actions.push_back(act);
-
-   set_transaction_headers(trx);
-   trx.sign(get_private_key( N(check), "active" ), chain_id_type());
-   push_transaction(trx);
-   produce_blocks(1);
-   BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(true, chain_has_transaction(trx.id()));
-   const auto& receipt = get_transaction_receipt(trx.id());
-   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(transaction_receipt::executed, receipt.status);
-} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
-
-
 /**
  * Ensure we can load a wasm w/o memory
  */