diff --git a/miner/payload_building.go b/miner/payload_building.go
index f876bd1841..b179bf3f9c 100644
--- a/miner/payload_building.go
+++ b/miner/payload_building.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) BuildTestingPayload(args *BuildPayloadArgs, transactions []*
 		random:            args.Random,
 		withdrawals:       args.Withdrawals,
 		beaconRoot:        args.BeaconRoot,
-		noTxs:             !empty,
+		noTxs:             empty,
 		forceOverrides:    true,
 		overrideExtraData: extraData,
 		overrideTxs:       transactions,