diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 2025d47b88..0630fe1f03 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1627,8 +1627,14 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		return nil, 0, nil, err
 	}
 
+	if args.Nonce == nil {
+		nonce := hexutil.Uint64(db.GetNonce(args.from()))
+		args.Nonce = &nonce
+	}
 	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, NewChainContext(ctx, b), nil)
-	args.CallDefaults(b.RPCGasCap(), blockCtx.BaseFee, b.ChainConfig().ChainID)
+	if err := args.CallDefaults(b.RPCGasCap(), blockCtx.BaseFee, b.ChainConfig().ChainID); err != nil {
+		return types.AccessList{}, 0, nil, err
+	}
 
 	var to common.Address
 	if args.To != nil {
@@ -1636,6 +1642,7 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 	} else {
 		to = crypto.CreateAddress(args.from(), uint64(*args.Nonce))
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("nonce %d\nto %x\n", *args.Nonce, to)
 	isPostMerge := header.Difficulty.Sign() == 0
 	// Retrieve the precompiles since they don't need to be added to the access list
 	precompiles := vm.ActivePrecompiles(b.ChainConfig().Rules(header.Number, isPostMerge, header.Time))