diff --git a/vm/src/tx_execution/system_sc/system_sc_issue.rs b/vm/src/tx_execution/system_sc/system_sc_issue.rs
index 553b4c1054..666d44678f 100644
--- a/vm/src/tx_execution/system_sc/system_sc_issue.rs
+++ b/vm/src/tx_execution/system_sc/system_sc_issue.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use num_bigint::BigUint;
 
 use crate::{
     crypto_functions::keccak256,
-    tx_mock::{TxContext, TxResult},
+    tx_mock::{TxCache, TxContext, TxInput, TxResult},
     types::top_decode_u64,
 };
 
@@ -22,13 +22,21 @@ pub fn issue(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     let _decimals = top_decode_u64(tx_input.args[3].clone().as_ref()) as u32;
 
     let mut new_token_identifiers = tx_cache.get_new_token_identifiers();
-    let token_identifier = if let Some(ti) = new_token_identifiers.pop_front() {
-        println!("\n\ntoken_identifier: {}\n\n", ti);
+
+    let token_identifier = if let Some((i, ti)) =
+        first_token_identifier_with_ticker(&new_token_identifiers, &ticker)
+    {
+        new_token_identifiers.remove(i);
         ti.into_bytes()
     } else {
         generate_token_identifier_from_ticker(tx_input, tx_cache, &ticker)
     };
 
+    println!(
+        "\n\ngenerated new token_identifier: {}\n\n",
+        std::str::from_utf8(&token_identifier).unwrap()
+    );
+
     tx_cache.with_account_mut(&tx_input.from, |account| {
         account.esdt.issue_token(&token_identifier);
     });
@@ -42,12 +50,12 @@ pub fn issue(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     (tx_context, tx_result)
 }
 
-/// Issues a semi-fungible token.
+/// Issues a new semi-fungible token.
 pub fn issue_semi_fungible(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     issue_non_fungible(tx_context)
 }
 
-/// Issues a non-fungible token.
+/// Issues a new non-fungible token.
 pub fn issue_non_fungible(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     let tx_input = tx_context.input_ref();
     let tx_cache = tx_context.blockchain_cache();
@@ -61,8 +69,11 @@ pub fn issue_non_fungible(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     let ticker = tx_input.args[1].clone();
 
     let mut new_token_identifiers = tx_cache.get_new_token_identifiers();
-    let token_identifier = if let Some(ti) = new_token_identifiers.pop_front() {
-        println!("\n\ntoken_identifier: {}\n\n", ti);
+
+    let token_identifier = if let Some((i, ti)) =
+        first_token_identifier_with_ticker(&new_token_identifiers, &ticker)
+    {
+        new_token_identifiers.remove(i);
         ti.into_bytes()
     } else {
         generate_token_identifier_from_ticker(tx_input, tx_cache, &ticker)
@@ -81,9 +92,27 @@ pub fn issue_non_fungible(tx_context: TxContext) -> (TxContext, TxResult) {
     (tx_context, tx_result)
 }
 
+fn first_token_identifier_with_ticker(
+    token_identifiers: &Vec<String>,
+    ticker: &[u8],
+) -> Option<(usize, String)> {
+    let extract_ticker =
+        |ti: &String| -> String { ti.split("-").map(|x| x.to_string()).next().unwrap() };
+
+    let position = token_identifiers
+        .iter()
+        .position(|x| extract_ticker(x).as_bytes() == ticker);
+
+    if let Some(i) = position {
+        Some((i, token_identifiers[i].clone()))
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 fn generate_token_identifier_from_ticker(
-    tx_input: &crate::tx_mock::TxInput,
-    tx_cache: &crate::tx_mock::TxCache,
+    tx_input: &TxInput,
+    tx_cache: &TxCache,
     ticker: &[u8],
 ) -> Vec<u8> {
     let new_random_base = [
@@ -104,10 +133,36 @@ fn generate_token_identifier_from_ticker(
         hex::encode(new_random_for_ticker).as_bytes(),
     ]
     .concat();
-    println!(
-        "\n\ngenerated new token_identifier: {}\n\n",
-        std::str::from_utf8(&token_identifier).unwrap()
-    );
 
     token_identifier
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_first_token_identifier_with_ticker_ok() {
+        let ticker = String::from("BBBB").into_bytes();
+        let new_token_indetifiers = vec![
+            "AAAA-0123".to_string(),
+            "BBBB-4567".to_string(),
+            "BBBB-0123".to_string(),
+            "CCCC-4567".to_string(),
+        ];
+
+        let ti = first_token_identifier_with_ticker(&new_token_indetifiers, &ticker);
+        let expected = b"BBBB-4567".as_slice();
+        assert_eq!(expected, ti.unwrap().1.into_bytes());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_first_token_identifier_with_ticker_is_none() {
+        let ticker = String::from("BBBB").into_bytes();
+        let new_token_indetifiers = vec!["AAAA-0123".to_string()];
+
+        let i = first_token_identifier_with_ticker(&new_token_indetifiers, &ticker);
+        let expected = None;
+        assert_eq!(expected, i);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/tx_mock/tx_cache.rs b/vm/src/tx_mock/tx_cache.rs
index c32bfbe106..c188a78e33 100644
--- a/vm/src/tx_mock/tx_cache.rs
+++ b/vm/src/tx_mock/tx_cache.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     cell::{Ref, RefCell},
-    collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
+    collections::HashMap,
     fmt,
     rc::Rc,
 };
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use super::TxCacheSource;
 pub struct TxCache {
     source_ref: Rc<dyn TxCacheSource>,
     pub(super) accounts: RefCell<HashMap<VMAddress, AccountData>>,
-    pub(super) new_token_identifiers: RefCell<Option<VecDeque<String>>>,
+    pub(super) new_token_identifiers: RefCell<Option<Vec<String>>>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for TxCache {
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ impl TxCache {
             })
     }
 
-    pub fn get_new_token_identifiers(&self) -> VecDeque<String> {
+    pub fn get_new_token_identifiers(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         self.blockchain_ref().get_new_token_identifiers()
     }
 
-    pub fn set_new_token_identifiers(&self, token_identifiers: VecDeque<String>) {
+    pub fn set_new_token_identifiers(&self, token_identifiers: Vec<String>) {
         *self.new_token_identifiers.borrow_mut() = Some(token_identifiers);
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl TxCache {
 
 pub struct BlockchainUpdate {
     accounts: HashMap<VMAddress, AccountData>,
-    new_token_identifiers: Option<VecDeque<String>>,
+    new_token_identifiers: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl BlockchainUpdate {
diff --git a/vm/src/world_mock/blockchain_mock.rs b/vm/src/world_mock/blockchain_mock.rs
index d2d6f589f5..b6288953ac 100644
--- a/vm/src/world_mock/blockchain_mock.rs
+++ b/vm/src/world_mock/blockchain_mock.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
 use multiversx_chain_vm_executor::Executor;
 use num_bigint::BigUint;
 use num_traits::Zero;
-use std::{
-    collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
-    fmt::Debug,
-    rc::Rc,
-};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, rc::Rc};
 
 use super::{AccountData, BlockInfo, FailingExecutor};
 
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ pub struct BlockchainMock {
     pub accounts: HashMap<VMAddress, AccountData>,
     pub builtin_functions: Rc<BuiltinFunctionMap>,
     pub new_addresses: HashMap<(VMAddress, u64), VMAddress>,
-    pub new_token_identifiers: VecDeque<String>,
+    pub new_token_identifiers: Vec<String>,
     pub previous_block_info: BlockInfo,
     pub current_block_info: BlockInfo,
     pub executor: Box<dyn Executor>,
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ impl BlockchainMock {
             accounts: HashMap::new(),
             builtin_functions: Rc::new(init_builtin_functions()),
             new_addresses: HashMap::new(),
-            new_token_identifiers: VecDeque::new(),
+            new_token_identifiers: Vec::new(),
             previous_block_info: BlockInfo::new(),
             current_block_info: BlockInfo::new(),
             executor,
@@ -40,14 +36,14 @@ impl BlockchainMock {
     }
 
     pub fn put_new_token_identifier(&mut self, token_identifier: String) {
-        self.new_token_identifiers.push_back(token_identifier)
+        self.new_token_identifiers.push(token_identifier)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_new_token_identifiers(&self) -> VecDeque<String> {
+    pub fn get_new_token_identifiers(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         self.new_token_identifiers.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn update_new_token_identifiers(&mut self, token_identifiers: VecDeque<String>) {
+    pub fn update_new_token_identifiers(&mut self, token_identifiers: Vec<String>) {
         self.new_token_identifiers = token_identifiers;
     }