diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
index e489addfd2..44db47a313 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use revm::{
     },
     Database,
 };
+use tracing::trace;
 
 // Gas per transaction not creating a contract.
 const MIN_TRANSACTION_GAS: u64 = 21_000u64;
@@ -86,11 +87,18 @@ where
             apply_state_overrides(state_overrides, &mut db)?;
         }
 
+        // The basefee should be ignored for eth_call
+        // See:
+        // <https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/ee8e83fa5f6cb261dad2ed0a7bbcde4930c41e6c/internal/ethapi/api.go#L985>
+        env.block.basefee = U256::ZERO;
+
         if request_gas.is_none() && env.tx.gas_price > U256::ZERO {
+            trace!(target: "rpc::eth::call", ?env, "Applying gas limit cap");
             // no gas limit was provided in the request, so we need to cap the request's gas limit
             cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance(&mut db, &mut env.tx)?;
         }
 
+        trace!(target: "rpc::eth::call", ?env, "Executing call");
         transact(&mut db, env)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
index 17ffa8a2d7..a21942efc6 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ impl CallFees {
         base_fee: U256,
     ) -> EthResult<CallFees> {
         match (call_gas_price, call_max_fee, call_priority_fee) {
+            (None, None, None) => {
+                // when none are specified, they are all set to zero
+                Ok(CallFees { gas_price: U256::ZERO, max_priority_fee_per_gas: None })
+            }
             (gas_price, None, None) => {
                 // request for a legacy transaction
                 // set everything to zero