diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2ea3660ff9..8a147bfe37a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^15.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^9.0.0",
         "ethereum-waffle": "^3.4.0",
-        "ethereumjs-util": "^7.1.4",
+        "ethereumjs-util": "7.1.4",
         "ethers": "^5.4.7",
         "ffjavascript": "^0.2.46",
         "fs": "^0.0.1-security",
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/GeneralStateTests/stExample/invalidTr.json b/tools/ethereum-tests/GeneralStateTests/stExample/invalidTr.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ada57e1fc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/GeneralStateTests/stExample/invalidTr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests-folder.sh b/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests-folder.sh
index 898bf770057..73859fd0ffe 100755
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests-folder.sh
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests-folder.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ if [ -d "tests" ]
         then
         rm -rf tests
         git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+        cd tests
+        git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+        cd ../
     fi
 else
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+    cd tests
+    git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+    cd ../
 fi
 
 # gen tests
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests.sh b/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests.sh
index dc985f6e88d..56ab171b1e3 100755
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests.sh
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/eth-tests.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ if [ -d "tests" ]
         rm -rf tests
         rm -r eth-inputs
         git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+        cd tests
+        git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+        cd ../
     fi
 else
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+    cd tests
+    git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+    cd ../
 fi
 clone_time=$(date +%s)
 echo -e "git clone time: $((clone_time - start_time))" >> times-eth.txt
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/no-exec.json b/tools/ethereum-tests/no-exec.json
index 71d4dd270ab..32d2a89ae04 100644
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/no-exec.json
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/no-exec.json
@@ -9373,6 +9373,42 @@
     {
       "name": "stTransactionTest/Opcodes_TransactionInit_35.json",
       "description": "Bytecode starts with 0xEF (we support EIP-3541 in Berlin hardfork). Equivalent tests: zkevm-testvectors/tools-calldata/evm/generate-test-vectors/gen-op-create.json [id: from 4 to 7] & zkevm-testvectors/tools-calldata/evm/generate-test-vectors/gen-test-deploy.json [id: from 8 to 9]"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stSystemOperationsTest/ABAcalls1",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stSystemOperationsTest/ABAcalls2",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stSpecialTest/JUMPDEST_Attack",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stSpecialTest/JUMPDEST_AttackwithJump",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stStaticCall/static_ABAcalls1_1",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stStaticCall/static_ABAcalls2_1",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stStaticCall/static_CallRecursiveBomb0",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stStaticCall/static_CallRecursiveBombPreCall",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stStaticCall/static_CallRecursiveBombPreCall2",
+      "description": "tx gas > 30M"
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/setup-all.sh b/tools/ethereum-tests/setup-all.sh
index 9f1e9a5eeb6..87458267304 100755
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/setup-all.sh
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/setup-all.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ if [ -d "tests" ]
     echo "ethereum/tests exist"
 else
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+    cd tests
+    git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+    cd ../
 fi
 
 cd ../../../
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/setup.sh b/tools/ethereum-tests/setup.sh
index abc8d066fd0..cb8c484e34e 100755
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/setup.sh
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/setup.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ if [ -d "tests" ]
     echo "ethereum/tests exist"
 else
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+    cd tests
+    git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+    cd ../
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ethereum-tests/update-tests-general.sh b/tools/ethereum-tests/update-tests-general.sh
index 5bf1e89fc3e..670ab05e049 100755
--- a/tools/ethereum-tests/update-tests-general.sh
+++ b/tools/ethereum-tests/update-tests-general.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ if [ -d "tests" ]
         rm -rf tests
         rm -r eth-inputs
         git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+        cd tests
+        git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+        cd ../
     fi
 else
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/tests.git
+    cd tests
+    git checkout 9e0a5e00981575de017013b635d54891f9e561ef
+    cd ../
 fi
 dir=./GeneralStateTests
 for entry in "$dir"/*