diff --git a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/blockcapture/BlockCapturer.java b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/blockcapture/BlockCapturer.java
index f3fde8172..ea5fb4912 100644
--- a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/blockcapture/BlockCapturer.java
+++ b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/blockcapture/BlockCapturer.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public void traceEndConflation(WorldView state) {}
 
   @Override
   public void traceStartBlock(
-      BlockHeader blockHeader, BlockBody blockBody, Address miningBeneficiary) {
+      BlockHeader blockHeader, BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
     this.reaper.enterBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, miningBeneficiary);
   }
 
diff --git a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ConflationAwareOperationTracer.java b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ConflationAwareOperationTracer.java
index 01fc47f79..913592431 100644
--- a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ConflationAwareOperationTracer.java
+++ b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ConflationAwareOperationTracer.java
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ public void traceEndConflation(WorldView state) {
       this.tracers.forEach(tracer -> tracer.traceEndConflation(state));
     }
 
+    public void traceStartBlock(
+        final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
+      this.tracers.forEach(
+          tracer -> tracer.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, miningBeneficiary));
+    }
+
     public void traceStartBlock(
         final ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
       this.tracers.forEach(
diff --git a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ZkTracer.java b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ZkTracer.java
index 0edc2be74..d89766c53 100644
--- a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ZkTracer.java
+++ b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/ZkTracer.java
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ public void traceStartBlock(
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void traceStartBlock(
+      final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
+    try {
+      this.hub.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, miningBeneficiary);
+      this.debugMode.ifPresent(x -> x.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, miningBeneficiary));
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      this.tracingExceptions.add(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void traceEndBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {
     try {
diff --git a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/module/DebugMode.java b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/module/DebugMode.java
index e4ccf4f63..dc8824163 100644
--- a/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/module/DebugMode.java
+++ b/arithmetization/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/zktracer/module/DebugMode.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import net.consensys.linea.zktracer.opcode.OpCode;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.DelegatingBytes;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Quantity;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Transaction;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.frame.MessageFrame;
@@ -159,7 +160,10 @@ public void traceEndConflation() {
     log.info("=== Stop conflation ===");
   }
 
-  public void traceStartBlock(ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader, final BlockBody body) {
+  public void traceStartBlock(
+      ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader,
+      final BlockBody body,
+      final Address miningBeneficiary) {
     if (!this.l.doBlock()) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/reference-tests/src/test/java/net/consensys/linea/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java b/reference-tests/src/test/java/net/consensys/linea/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
index c3e9058b2..6098bf4e9 100644
--- a/reference-tests/src/test/java/net/consensys/linea/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
+++ b/reference-tests/src/test/java/net/consensys/linea/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public static void executeTest(final GeneralStateTestCaseEipSpec spec) {
 
     final ZkTracer zkTracer = new ZkTracer();
     zkTracer.traceStartConflation(1);
-    zkTracer.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockHeader.getCoinbase());
+    zkTracer.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, blockHeader.getCoinbase());
 
     final TransactionProcessingResult result =
         processor.processTransaction(
diff --git a/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java b/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
index 772a816b0..cf913ff50 100644
--- a/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
+++ b/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/GeneralStateReferenceTestTools.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public static void executeTest(
             .blobGasPricePerGas(blockHeader.getExcessBlobGas().orElse(BlobGas.ZERO));
 
     tracer.traceStartConflation(1);
-    tracer.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockHeader.getCoinbase());
+    tracer.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, blockHeader.getCoinbase());
     TransactionProcessingResult result = null;
     for (Transaction transaction : blockBody.getTransactions()) {
       // Several of the GeneralStateTests check if the transaction could potentially
diff --git a/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/ReplayExecutionEnvironment.java b/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/ReplayExecutionEnvironment.java
index f2c3cdfa0..f0f95267d 100644
--- a/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/ReplayExecutionEnvironment.java
+++ b/testing/src/main/java/net/consensys/linea/testing/ReplayExecutionEnvironment.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ private static void executeFrom(
           useCoinbaseAddressFromBlockHeader
               ? header.getCoinbase()
               : CliqueHelpers.getProposerOfBlock(header);
-      tracer.traceStartBlock(header, miningBeneficiary);
+      tracer.traceStartBlock(header, body, miningBeneficiary);
 
       for (TransactionSnapshot txs : blockSnapshot.txs()) {
         final Transaction tx = txs.toTransaction();