diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index d106f4e212..9649002577 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *BlockGen) AddTxWithChain(bc *BlockChain, tx *types.Transaction) {
 		b.SetCoinbase(common.Address{})
 	}
 	b.statedb.Prepare(tx.Hash(), common.Hash{}, len(b.txs))
-	blockContext := NewBlockContext(b.header, bc, nil)
+	blockContext := NewBlockContext(b.header, bc, &common.Address{})
 	signer := types.MakeSigner(b.config, b.header.Number)
 	receipt, _, err := ApplyTransaction(b.config, signer, blockContext, b.gasPool, b.statedb, b.header, tx, &b.header.GasUsed, vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {