From f40f5d5d5459930b92460a4206a78a12ab761bb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Wasinger <j-wasinger@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:00:14 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix failures preventing running tests

---
 cmd/evm/blockrunner.go   | 3 ++-
 tests/block_test_util.go | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cmd/evm/blockrunner.go b/cmd/evm/blockrunner.go
index c6fac5396e..0090cc12af 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/blockrunner.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/blockrunner.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func runBlockTest(ctx *cli.Context, fname string) ([]testResult, error) {
 		test := tests[name]
 		result := &testResult{Name: name, Pass: true}
 		var finalRoot *common.Hash
-		if err := test.Run(false, rawdb.PathScheme, ctx.Bool(WitnessCrossCheckFlag.Name), tracer, func(res error, chain *core.BlockChain) {
+		if err := test.Run(false, rawdb.PathScheme, ctx.Bool(WitnessCrossCheckFlag.Name), ctx.Bool(utils.ExperimentalBALFlag.Name), tracer, func(res error, chain *core.BlockChain) {
 			if ctx.Bool(DumpFlag.Name) {
 				if s, _ := chain.State(); s != nil {
 					result.State = dump(s)
diff --git a/tests/block_test_util.go b/tests/block_test_util.go
index 74a38d526c..26c4b29b0e 100644
--- a/tests/block_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/block_test_util.go
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ func (t *BlockTest) Run(snapshotter bool, scheme string, witness bool, createAnd
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Network returns the network/fork name for this test.
+func (t *BlockTest) Network() string {
+	return t.json.Network
+}
+
 func (t *BlockTest) genesis(config *params.ChainConfig) *core.Genesis {
 	return &core.Genesis{
 		Config:              config,