diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 5fd1d6a4a6..96703bd8a6 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ type rejectedTx struct {
 // Apply applies a set of transactions to a pre-state
 func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 	txIt txIterator, miningReward int64,
-	getTracerFn func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error)) (*state.StateDB, *ExecutionResult, []byte, error) {
+	getTracerFn func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error)) (*state.StateDB, *ExecutionResult, []byte, error) {
 	// Capture errors for BLOCKHASH operation, if we haven't been supplied the
 	// required blockhashes
 	var hashError error
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		tracer, traceOutput, err := getTracerFn(txIndex, tx.Hash())
+		tracer, traceOutput, err := getTracerFn(txIndex, tx.Hash(), chainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
index fa052f5954..d8665d22d3 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ type input struct {
 }
 
 func Transition(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	var getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) { return nil, nil, nil }
+	var getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) {
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
 
 	baseDir, err := createBasedir(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ func Transition(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			EnableReturnData: ctx.Bool(TraceEnableReturnDataFlag.Name),
 			Debug:            true,
 		}
-		getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) {
+		getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash, _ *params.ChainConfig) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) {
 			traceFile, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(baseDir, fmt.Sprintf("trace-%d-%v.jsonl", txIndex, txHash.String())))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, NewError(ErrorIO, fmt.Errorf("failed creating trace-file: %v", err))
@@ -121,12 +123,12 @@ func Transition(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if ctx.IsSet(TraceTracerConfigFlag.Name) {
 			config = []byte(ctx.String(TraceTracerConfigFlag.Name))
 		}
-		getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) {
+		getTracer = func(txIndex int, txHash common.Hash, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) (*tracers.Tracer, io.WriteCloser, error) {
 			traceFile, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(baseDir, fmt.Sprintf("trace-%d-%v.json", txIndex, txHash.String())))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, NewError(ErrorIO, fmt.Errorf("failed creating trace-file: %v", err))
 			}
-			tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(ctx.String(TraceTracerFlag.Name), nil, config)
+			tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(ctx.String(TraceTracerFlag.Name), nil, config, chainConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, NewError(ErrorConfig, fmt.Errorf("failed instantiating tracer: %w", err))
 			}
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 9046dad5fe..1aefc810bd 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func benchmarkNonModifyingCode(gas uint64, code []byte, name string, tracerCode
 	cfg.State, _ = state.New(types.EmptyRootHash, state.NewDatabaseForTesting())
 	cfg.GasLimit = gas
 	if len(tracerCode) > 0 {
-		tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(tracerCode, new(tracers.Context), nil)
+		tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(tracerCode, new(tracers.Context), nil, cfg.ChainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ func TestRuntimeJSTracer(t *testing.T) {
 			statedb.SetCode(common.HexToAddress("0xee"), calleeCode)
 			statedb.SetCode(common.HexToAddress("0xff"), suicideCode)
 
-			tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(jsTracer, new(tracers.Context), nil)
+			tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(jsTracer, new(tracers.Context), nil, params.MergedTestChainConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ func TestJSTracerCreateTx(t *testing.T) {
 	code := []byte{byte(vm.PUSH1), 0, byte(vm.PUSH1), 0, byte(vm.RETURN)}
 
 	statedb, _ := state.New(types.EmptyRootHash, state.NewDatabaseForTesting())
-	tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(jsTracer, new(tracers.Context), nil)
+	tracer, err := tracers.DefaultDirectory.New(jsTracer, new(tracers.Context), nil, params.MergedTestChainConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}