diff --git a/eth/api_debug_test.go b/eth/api_debug_test.go
index 4c822c0012..671e935beb 100644
--- a/eth/api_debug_test.go
+++ b/eth/api_debug_test.go
@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ func TestAccountRange(t *testing.T) {
 	sdb, _ = state.New(root, statedb, nil)
 
 	trie, err := statedb.OpenTrie(root)
-	accountRangeTest(t, sdb, common.Hash{}, AccountRangeMaxResults/2, AccountRangeMaxResults/2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	accountRangeTest(t, &trie, sdb, common.Hash{}, AccountRangeMaxResults/2, AccountRangeMaxResults/2)
 	// test pagination
 	firstResult := accountRangeTest(t, &trie, sdb, common.Hash{}, AccountRangeMaxResults, AccountRangeMaxResults)
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ func TestAccountRange(t *testing.T) {
 	// set and get an even split between the first and second sets.
 	slices.SortFunc(hList, common.Hash.Cmp)
 	middleH := hList[AccountRangeMaxResults/2]
-	middleResult := accountRangeTest(t, sdb, middleH, AccountRangeMaxResults, AccountRangeMaxResults)
+	middleResult := accountRangeTest(t, &trie, sdb, middleH, AccountRangeMaxResults, AccountRangeMaxResults)
 	missing, infirst, insecond := 0, 0, 0
 	for h := range middleResult.Accounts {
 		if _, ok := firstResult.Accounts[h]; ok {