diff --git a/cmd/evm/__debug_bin3936612204 b/cmd/evm/__debug_bin3936612204
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..aab657de1a1e
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diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index f3691840a445..349b759f926d 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ func MakePreState(db ethdb.Database, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, pre *Prest
 		}
 
 		root, _ := statedb.Commit(0, false)
+		// If the VKT prestate is empty, this means that the "parent" root is the MPT.
+		// If we don't do this, we'd consider the "parent" to be an empty VKT which isn't
+		// correct.
 		if pre.VKT != nil {
 			parentRoot = root
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/evm/witness.json b/cmd/evm/witness.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..783da2b066f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/evm/witness.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+ "Proof": {
+  "otherStems": [],
+  "depthExtensionPresent": "0x0a",
+  "commitmentsByPath": [
+   "0x05e33850e1e7ca66aa9938e6cdb359aca31fd06acaa71a061bd4a01b3e014971",
+   "0x0cfedfa1725688aaae1d054e22d0ddb8540d142a7814cb99af60f57fdba72b76"
+  ],
+  "d": "0x4c26ee4e5f02e8ccc17dc1e10d853fb2286e198a1ed470d8233a48dfbe8b8d05",
+  "ipaProof": {
+   "cl": [
+    "0x27623ae5a288d1b7ca04d75e7f4b05c4a4b885f7b70b9b11c8198efb4ba1e6d3",
+    "0x1d9540f8440e3b6fa2a8c87e28ca1738577e7ea1a949cb98780205e20889aba7",
+    "0x4afb1ce7ee6656cf6791e2b8cec6bb384769153d4cf5b0432fc9c0f59867f7c2",
+    "0x63820ed3c7659609af372a039135979f06484dc3f92423312d6b95e1fad4922b",
+    "0x608ba894947d7e343fcc9c996307329cd24b4f9bbfd334b589be06c6a33ba3b6",
+    "0x4042f7ecfab2915843c949975c604fd2f728c39ab23faf80cd021c0ce85d3156",
+    "0x3be5690a1a4dd498c69354b70a9ecf4b536ce8e91c99aa1420d1911c8151afd3",
+    "0x2acd6da28d4ec54e40250ba099ed98771a2a04e51bbb464b2d19c056937e871d"
+   ],
+   "cr": [
+    "0x22653c8cee62204c3d8bc9b66c651568855822c00d227271cb278fcf6a4ed60e",
+    "0x1567a28bcf7ba8dd9c9547bd744bf99f4f2782b20c9e1ca402f39f9e862f202d",
+    "0x42774a3d7de5db4f001a682455914d159efe707252afbe2fa8990ad1466aceeb",
+    "0x396db37c826655881bed75c2319d4b4614a233a827a1548ecaec95712145356e",
+    "0x6ed72905e7928d89735ef855c5d49900d61f916b3d0664264ff1a58b0a76fd58",
+    "0x3cb54261bbaaababf8906ec5159e717aead68c63dfd53ff915cd8463ba977bf5",
+    "0x6e7e7d0fe47f64aefb765842b23757f46866873719fda5c3f7035cf93d857f08",
+    "0x6414bcbcb6923c00d2832dbfa57a4fd721cb90574312d1274dfcab7f5871c28c"
+   ],
+   "finalEvaluation": "0x0ba36470bbfc0015d8bc39c9d47711189fda92b5442375281fa136969a9d2785"
+  }
+ },
+ "Diff": [
+  {
+   "stem": "0x5b5fdfedd6a0e932da408ac7d772a36513d1eee9b9926e52620c43a433aad7",
+   "suffixDiffs": [
+    {
+     "suffix": 66,
+     "currentValue": null,
+     "newValue": "0xda13976dd1c69473fc90aab37301ed325ae2c62bc858dcd6b996967ab8d1905c"
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "ParentRoot": "0x02ee6c366ca68ecb8cc4d071fddaa35cf4c9aef57db07ebf13ff448f4bbeabde"
+}
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