From 0240ca87bb6380fc6f9362cdf0d38c6da56aecc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: spencer-tb <spencer@spencertaylorbrown.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 14:27:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(t8n): ensure receipt logs is empty slice instead of nil

---
 cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 693ec9f4a9..532d6e6b94 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 			gaspool.SetGas(prevGas)
 			continue
 		}
+		if receipt.Logs == nil {
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{}
+		}
 		includedTxs = append(includedTxs, tx)
 		if hashError != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, NewError(ErrorMissingBlockhash, hashError)