diff --git a/sys-utils/libcmt/src/rollup.c b/sys-utils/libcmt/src/rollup.c
index 07e18022..504d8465 100644
--- a/sys-utils/libcmt/src/rollup.c
+++ b/sys-utils/libcmt/src/rollup.c
@@ -246,10 +246,17 @@ int cmt_rollup_read_inspect_state(cmt_rollup_t *me, cmt_rollup_inspect_t *inspec
     }
     if (!inspect) {
         return -EINVAL;
-    }
-    cmt_buf_t rx[1] = {cmt_io_get_rx(me->io)};
-    inspect->payload_length = cmt_buf_length(rx);
-    inspect->payload = rx->begin;
+
+    cmt_buf_t rd[1] = {cmt_io_get_rx(me->io)};
+    cmt_buf_t st[1] = {{rd->begin + 4, rd->end}}; // EVM offsets are from after funsel
+    cmt_buf_t of[1];
+
+    size_t payload_length = 0;
+    if (DBG(cmt_abi_check_funsel(rd, EVM_INSPECT)) ||
+        DBG(cmt_abi_get_bytes_s(rd, of)) ||
+        DBG(cmt_abi_get_bytes_d(st, of, &payload_length, &inspect->payload)))
+        return -ENOBUFS;
+    inspect->payload_length = payload_length;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +295,13 @@ int cmt_rollup_finish(cmt_rollup_t *me, cmt_rollup_finish_t *finish) {
     }
 
     if (!finish->accept_previous_request) {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         return revert(me->io); /* revert should not return! */
+=======
+        revert(me->io);
+        /* revert should not return! */
+        return -ECANCELED;
+>>>>>>> 4e40b83 (fix read inspect in libcmt)
     }
 
     cmt_merkle_get_root_hash(me->merkle, cmt_io_get_tx(me->io).begin);