diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index 9fd771913b..ca0f1dd672 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) CodeAt(ctx context.Context, contract common.Address,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return stateDB.GetCode(contract), nil
 }
 
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) BalanceAt(ctx context.Context, contract common.Addres
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return stateDB.GetBalance(contract), nil
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) NonceAt(ctx context.Context, contract common.Address,
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-
 	return stateDB.GetNonce(contract), nil
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +290,6 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) StorageAt(ctx context.Context, contract common.Addres
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	val := stateDB.GetState(contract, key)
 	return val[:], nil
 }
@@ -732,8 +728,10 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transa
 		}
 		block.AddTxWithChain(b.blockchain, tx)
 	})
-	stateDB, _ := b.blockchain.State()
-
+	stateDB, err := b.blockchain.State()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	b.pendingBlock = blocks[0]
 	b.pendingState, _ = state.New(b.pendingBlock.Root(), stateDB.Database())
 	b.pendingReceipts = receipts[0]