diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index cdd4fe847f..6372fe6c98 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ func (miner *Miner) generateWork(genParam *generateParams, witness bool) *newPay
 	// Also add size of withdrawals to work block size.
 	work.size += uint64(genParam.withdrawals.Size())
 
+	if err = miner.commitPoLTx(work); err != nil {
+		return &newPayloadResult{err: err}
+	}
+
 	if !genParam.noTxs {
 		interrupt := new(atomic.Int32)
 		timer := time.AfterFunc(miner.config.Recommit, func() {
@@ -467,15 +471,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) commitTransactions(env *environment, plainTxs, blobTxs *tran
 	return nil
 }
 
-// fillTransactions retrieves the pending transactions from the txpool and fills them
-// into the given sealing block. The transaction selection and ordering strategy can
-// be customized with the plugin in the future.
-func (miner *Miner) fillTransactions(interrupt *atomic.Int32, env *environment) error {
-	miner.confMu.RLock()
-	tip := miner.config.GasPrice
-	prio := miner.prio
-	miner.confMu.RUnlock()
-
+func (miner *Miner) commitPoLTx(env *environment) error {
 	// Berachain: Post-Prague1, add PoL tx to the block according to BRIP-0004.
 	if env.gasPool == nil {
 		// NOTE: this check is moved here from the commitTransactions loop because we are
@@ -503,6 +499,24 @@ func (miner *Miner) fillTransactions(interrupt *atomic.Int32, env *environment)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// fillTransactions retrieves the pending transactions from the txpool and fills them
+// into the given sealing block. The transaction selection and ordering strategy can
+// be customized with the plugin in the future.
+func (miner *Miner) fillTransactions(interrupt *atomic.Int32, env *environment) error {
+	miner.confMu.RLock()
+	tip := miner.config.GasPrice
+	prio := miner.prio
+	miner.confMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Berachain: Post-Prague1, add PoL tx to the block according to BRIP-0004.
+	if env.gasPool == nil {
+		// NOTE: this check is moved here from the commitTransactions loop because we are
+		// "committing" a transaction outside of the loop.
+		env.gasPool = new(core.GasPool).AddGas(env.header.GasLimit)
+	}
 
 	// Retrieve the pending transactions pre-filtered by the 1559/4844 dynamic fees
 	filter := txpool.PendingFilter{