diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 1ba3c26a8c..ef118ffbcb 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		)
 		evm := vm.NewEVM(vmContext, txContext, statedb, chainConfig, vmConfig)
 
-		tracer.CaptureTxStart(evm, tx, msg.From)
+		if tracer != nil {
+			tracer.CaptureTxStart(evm, tx, msg.From)
+		}
 		// (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, failed bool, err error)
 		msgResult, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, gaspool)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -242,7 +244,9 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 			log.Info("rejected tx", "index", i, "hash", tx.Hash(), "from", msg.From, "error", err)
 			rejectedTxs = append(rejectedTxs, &rejectedTx{i, err.Error()})
 			gaspool.SetGas(prevGas)
-			tracer.CaptureTxEnd(nil, err)
+			if tracer != nil {
+				tracer.CaptureTxEnd(nil, err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 		includedTxs = append(includedTxs, tx)
@@ -284,7 +288,9 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 			//receipt.BlockNumber
 			receipt.TransactionIndex = uint(txIndex)
 			receipts = append(receipts, receipt)
-			tracer.CaptureTxEnd(receipt, nil)
+			if tracer != nil {
+				tracer.CaptureTxEnd(receipt, nil)
+			}
 		}
 
 		txIndex++