diff --git a/evm/tests/basic_smart_contract.rs b/evm/tests/basic_smart_contract.rs
index 4d0a2090b6..2cd549ff9e 100644
--- a/evm/tests/basic_smart_contract.rs
+++ b/evm/tests/basic_smart_contract.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ fn test_basic_smart_contract() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let code_gas = 3 + 3 + 3;
     let code_hash = keccak(code);
 
-    let beneficiary_account_before = AccountRlp::default();
+    let beneficiary_account_before = AccountRlp {
+        nonce: 1.into(),
+        ..AccountRlp::default()
+    };
     let sender_account_before = AccountRlp {
         nonce: 5.into(),
         balance: eth_to_wei(100_000.into()),
@@ -66,6 +69,11 @@ fn test_basic_smart_contract() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let state_trie_before = {
         let mut children = core::array::from_fn(|_| Node::Empty.into());
+        children[beneficiary_nibbles.get_nibble(0) as usize] = Node::Leaf {
+            nibbles: beneficiary_nibbles.truncate_n_nibbles_front(1),
+            value: rlp::encode(&beneficiary_account_before).to_vec(),
+        }
+        .into();
         children[sender_nibbles.get_nibble(0) as usize] = Node::Leaf {
             nibbles: sender_nibbles.truncate_n_nibbles_front(1),
             value: rlp::encode(&sender_account_before).to_vec(),
@@ -90,25 +98,33 @@ fn test_basic_smart_contract() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         storage_tries: vec![],
     };
 
+    let txdata_gas = 2 * 16;
+    let gas_used = 21_000 + code_gas + txdata_gas;
+
     // Generated using a little py-evm script.
     let txn = hex!("f861050a8255f094a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0648242421ba02c89eb757d9deeb1f5b3859a9d4d679951ef610ac47ad4608dc142beb1b7e313a05af7e9fbab825455d36c36c7f4cfcafbeafa9a77bdff936b52afb36d4fe4bcdd");
     let value = U256::from(100u32);
 
     let block_metadata = BlockMetadata {
         block_beneficiary: Address::from(beneficiary),
-        ..BlockMetadata::default()
+        block_difficulty: 0x20000.into(),
+        block_number: 1.into(),
+        block_chain_id: 1.into(),
+        block_timestamp: 0x03e8.into(),
+        block_gaslimit: 0xff112233u32.into(),
+        block_gas_used: gas_used.into(),
+        block_bloom: [0.into(); 8],
+        block_base_fee: 0xa.into(),
     };
 
     let mut contract_code = HashMap::new();
     contract_code.insert(keccak(vec![]), vec![]);
     contract_code.insert(code_hash, code.to_vec());
 
-    let txdata_gas = 2 * 16;
-    let gas_used = 21_000 + code_gas + txdata_gas;
     let expected_state_trie_after: HashedPartialTrie = {
         let beneficiary_account_after = AccountRlp {
-            balance: beneficiary_account_before.balance + gas_used * 10,
-            ..beneficiary_account_before
+            nonce: 1.into(),
+            ..AccountRlp::default()
         };
         let sender_account_after = AccountRlp {
             balance: sender_account_before.balance - value - gas_used * 10,
diff --git a/evm/tests/self_balance_gas_cost.rs b/evm/tests/self_balance_gas_cost.rs
index d346164725..9bfb9a5bc3 100644
--- a/evm/tests/self_balance_gas_cost.rs
+++ b/evm/tests/self_balance_gas_cost.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use env_logger::{try_init_from_env, Env, DEFAULT_FILTER_ENV};
 use eth_trie_utils::nibbles::Nibbles;
 use eth_trie_utils::partial_trie::{HashedPartialTrie, PartialTrie};
-use ethereum_types::{Address, H256};
+use ethereum_types::{Address, H256, U256};
 use hex_literal::hex;
 use keccak_hash::keccak;
 use plonky2::field::goldilocks_field::GoldilocksField;
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ fn self_balance_gas_cost() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     + 22100; // SSTORE
     let code_hash = keccak(code);
 
-    let beneficiary_account_before = AccountRlp::default();
+    let beneficiary_account_before = AccountRlp {
+        nonce: 1.into(),
+        ..AccountRlp::default()
+    };
     let sender_account_before = AccountRlp {
         balance: 0x3635c9adc5dea00000u128.into(),
         ..AccountRlp::default()
@@ -89,8 +92,17 @@ fn self_balance_gas_cost() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let txn = hex!("f861800a8405f5e10094100000000000000000000000000000000000000080801ba07e09e26678ed4fac08a249ebe8ed680bf9051a5e14ad223e4b2b9d26e0208f37a05f6e3f188e3e6eab7d7d3b6568f5eac7d687b08d307d3154ccd8c87b4630509b");
 
+    let gas_used = 21_000 + code_gas;
+
     let block_metadata = BlockMetadata {
         block_beneficiary: Address::from(beneficiary),
+        block_difficulty: 0x20000.into(),
+        block_number: 1.into(),
+        block_chain_id: 1.into(),
+        block_timestamp: 0x03e8.into(),
+        block_gaslimit: 0xff112233u32.into(),
+        block_gas_used: gas_used.into(),
+        block_bloom: [0.into(); 8],
         block_base_fee: 0xa.into(),
         ..BlockMetadata::default()
     };
@@ -100,9 +112,12 @@ fn self_balance_gas_cost() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     contract_code.insert(code_hash, code.to_vec());
 
     let expected_state_trie_after = {
-        let beneficiary_account_after = AccountRlp::default();
+        let beneficiary_account_after = AccountRlp {
+            nonce: 1.into(),
+            ..AccountRlp::default()
+        };
         let sender_account_after = AccountRlp {
-            balance: 999999999999999568680u128.into(),
+            balance: sender_account_before.balance - U256::from(gas_used) * U256::from(10),
             nonce: 1.into(),
             ..AccountRlp::default()
         };
@@ -132,7 +147,6 @@ fn self_balance_gas_cost() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         expected_state_trie_after
     };
 
-    let gas_used = 21_000 + code_gas;
     let receipt_0 = LegacyReceiptRlp {
         status: true,
         cum_gas_used: gas_used.into(),