diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index cb975054c1..0735a05d6a 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 	// Calculate the BlobBaseFee
 	var excessBlobGas uint64
 	if pre.Env.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
-		excessBlobGas := *pre.Env.ExcessBlobGas
+		excessBlobGas = *pre.Env.ExcessBlobGas
 		vmContext.BlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(excessBlobGas)
 	} else {
 		// If it is not explicitly defined, but we have the parent values, we try