diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index cd5d12b41b1d..9a5bfee4736a 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func MakePreState(db ethdb.Database, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, pre *Prest
 		if pre.Env.Started != nil {
 			log.Info("non-nil started", "started", *pre.Env.Started)
 		}
-		sdb.InitTransitionStatus(pre.Env.Started != nil && *pre.Env.Started, pre.Env.Ended != nil && *pre.Env.Ended)
+		sdb.InitTransitionStatus(pre.Env.Started != nil && *pre.Env.Started, pre.Env.Ended != nil && *pre.Env.Ended, mptRoot)
 		log.Info("loading current account address, if available", "available", pre.Env.CurrentAccountAddress != nil)
 		if pre.Env.CurrentAccountAddress != nil {
 			log.Info("loading current account address", "address", *pre.Env.CurrentAccountAddress)
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 1ffb36ffb523..d3ad0dc6d338 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, cacheConfig *CacheConfig, genesis *Genesis
 		// for it to be able to recover if interrupted during the transition
 		// but that's left out to a later PR since there's not really a need
 		// right now.
-		bc.stateCache.InitTransitionStatus(true, true)
+		bc.stateCache.InitTransitionStatus(true, true, common.Hash{})
 		bc.stateCache.EndVerkleTransition()
 	}
 
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			// If the verkle activation time hasn't started, declare it as "not started".
 			// This is so that if the miner activates the conversion, the insertion happens
 			// in the correct mode.
-			bc.stateCache.InitTransitionStatus(false, false)
+			bc.stateCache.InitTransitionStatus(false, false, common.Hash{})
 		}
 		if parent.Number.Uint64() == conversionBlock {
 			bc.StartVerkleTransition(parent.Root, emptyVerkleRoot, bc.Config(), &parent.Time, parent.Root)
diff --git a/core/state/database.go b/core/state/database.go
index e612a5145585..cc181d04f08d 100644
--- a/core/state/database.go
+++ b/core/state/database.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type Database interface {
 
 	Transitioned() bool
 
-	InitTransitionStatus(bool, bool)
+	InitTransitionStatus(bool, bool, common.Hash)
 
 	SetCurrentSlotHash(common.Hash)
 
@@ -245,12 +245,13 @@ func (db *cachingDB) ReorgThroughVerkleTransition() {
 	log.Warn("trying to reorg through the transition, which makes no sense at this point")
 }
 
-func (db *cachingDB) InitTransitionStatus(started, ended bool) {
+func (db *cachingDB) InitTransitionStatus(started, ended bool, baseRoot common.Hash) {
 	db.CurrentTransitionState = &TransitionState{
 		Ended:   ended,
 		Started: started,
 		// TODO add other fields when we handle mid-transition interrupts
 	}
+	db.baseRoot = baseRoot
 }
 
 func (db *cachingDB) EndVerkleTransition() {
diff --git a/light/trie.go b/light/trie.go
index 7e7c03bc16c1..2f5999230896 100644
--- a/light/trie.go
+++ b/light/trie.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (db *odrDatabase) Transitioned() bool {
 	panic("not implemented") // TODO: Implement
 }
 
-func (db *odrDatabase) InitTransitionStatus(bool, bool) {
+func (db *odrDatabase) InitTransitionStatus(bool, bool, common.Hash) {
 	panic("not implemented") // TODO: Implement
 }