diff --git a/packages/evm/src/interpreter.ts b/packages/evm/src/interpreter.ts
index 962b07427a..b5c592ba35 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/interpreter.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/interpreter.ts
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ export class Interpreter {
       isStatic: this._env.isStatic,
       depth: this._env.depth + 1,
       blobVersionedHashes: this._env.blobVersionedHashes,
+      accessWitness: this._env.accessWitness,
     })
 
     return this._baseCall(msg)
@@ -870,6 +871,7 @@ export class Interpreter {
       depth: this._env.depth + 1,
       authcallOrigin: this._env.address,
       blobVersionedHashes: this._env.blobVersionedHashes,
+      accessWitness: this._env.accessWitness,
     })
 
     return this._baseCall(msg)
@@ -894,6 +896,7 @@ export class Interpreter {
       isStatic: this._env.isStatic,
       depth: this._env.depth + 1,
       blobVersionedHashes: this._env.blobVersionedHashes,
+      accessWitness: this._env.accessWitness,
     })
 
     return this._baseCall(msg)
@@ -919,6 +922,7 @@ export class Interpreter {
       isStatic: true,
       depth: this._env.depth + 1,
       blobVersionedHashes: this._env.blobVersionedHashes,
+      accessWitness: this._env.accessWitness,
     })
 
     return this._baseCall(msg)
@@ -945,6 +949,7 @@ export class Interpreter {
       delegatecall: true,
       depth: this._env.depth + 1,
       blobVersionedHashes: this._env.blobVersionedHashes,
+      accessWitness: this._env.accessWitness,
     })
 
     return this._baseCall(msg)
diff --git a/packages/util/src/account.ts b/packages/util/src/account.ts
index b74b493f7a..0397805c7e 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/account.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/account.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Account {
     if (this._balance !== null) {
       return this._balance
     } else {
-      throw Error(`bonce=${this._balance} not loaded`)
+      throw Error(`balance=${this._balance} not loaded`)
     }
   }
   set balance(_balance: bigint) {
@@ -393,6 +393,15 @@ export class Account {
    * "An account is considered empty when it has no code and zero nonce and zero balance."
    */
   isEmpty(): boolean {
+    // helpful for determination in partial accounts
+    if (
+      (this._balance !== null && this.balance !== BIGINT_0) ||
+      (this._nonce === null && this.nonce !== BIGINT_0) ||
+      (this._codeHash !== null && !equalsBytes(this.codeHash, KECCAK256_NULL))
+    ) {
+      return false
+    }
+
     return (
       this.balance === BIGINT_0 &&
       this.nonce === BIGINT_0 &&