diff --git a/action/protocol/execution/evm/evm.go b/action/protocol/execution/evm/evm.go
index 99e5ad7115..b907f75752 100644
--- a/action/protocol/execution/evm/evm.go
+++ b/action/protocol/execution/evm/evm.go
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ func SimulateExecution(
 ) ([]byte, *action.Receipt, error) {
 	ctx, span := tracer.NewSpan(ctx, "evm.SimulateExecution")
 	defer span.End()
+	if err := ex.SanityCheck(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	bcCtx := protocol.MustGetBlockchainCtx(ctx)
 	g := genesis.MustExtractGenesisContext(ctx)
 	ctx = protocol.WithActionCtx(