diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 4979f8d87a..1b4880ff73 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		chainConfig.DAOForkBlock.Cmp(new(big.Int).SetUint64(pre.Env.Number)) == 0 {
 		misc.ApplyDAOHardFork(statedb)
 	}
+	// SYSCOIN
+	if chainConfig.NexusBlock != nil &&
+		chainConfig.NexusBlock.Cmp(new(big.Int).SetUint64(pre.Env.Number)) == 0 {
+		misc.ApplyNexusHardFork(statedb)
+	}
 	if beaconRoot := pre.Env.ParentBeaconBlockRoot; beaconRoot != nil {
 		evm := vm.NewEVM(vmContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, chainConfig, vmConfig)
 		core.ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(*beaconRoot, evm, statedb)
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 5c1152b8b1..c42f14d008 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	if p.config.DAOForkSupport && p.config.DAOForkBlock != nil && p.config.DAOForkBlock.Cmp(block.Number()) == 0 {
 		misc.ApplyDAOHardFork(statedb)
 	}
+	// SYSCOIN
+	if p.config.NexusBlock != nil && p.config.NexusBlock.Cmp(block.Number()) == 0 {
+		misc.ApplyNexusHardFork(statedb)
+	}
 	var (
 		context vm.BlockContext
 		signer  = types.MakeSigner(p.config, header.Number, header.Time)
@@ -88,7 +92,6 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
 		}
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-
 		receipt, err := ApplyTransactionWithEVM(msg, p.config, gp, statedb, blockNumber, blockHash, tx, usedGas, vmenv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
@@ -108,7 +111,6 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
 	p.chain.engine.Finalize(p.chain, header, statedb, block.Body())
-
 	return &ProcessResult{
 		Receipts: receipts,
 		Requests: requests,