diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
index cd552b398a..fbfe93e53a 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
@@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ where
     DB: DatabaseRef,
     EthApiError: From<<DB as DatabaseRef>::Error>,
 {
-    let mut account_info = db.basic(account)?.unwrap_or_default();
+    // we need to fetch the account via the `DatabaseRef` to not update the state of the account,
+    // which is modified via `Database::basic`
+    let mut account_info = DatabaseRef::basic(db, account)?.unwrap_or_default();
 
     if let Some(nonce) = account_override.nonce {
         account_info.nonce = nonce.as_u64();