diff --git a/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go b/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
index 6d7eed2b6a..0bda715bb5 100644
--- a/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
+++ b/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func NewAPI(
 		gasPrice:       ParseGasPrice(),
 		wrappedBackend: watcher.NewQuerier(),
 		watcherBackend: watcher.NewWatcher(),
-		evmFactory:     simulation.EvmFactory{ChainId: clientCtx.ChainID},
 	}
+	api.evmFactory = simulation.NewEvmFactory(clientCtx.ChainID, api.wrappedBackend)
 
 	if err := api.GetKeyringInfo(); err != nil {
 		api.logger.Error("failed to get keybase info", "error", err)
diff --git a/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/simulation/evm.go b/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/simulation/evm.go
index 607b049553..3a2e06d1ef 100644
--- a/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/simulation/evm.go
+++ b/app/rpc/namespaces/eth/simulation/evm.go
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type EvmFactory struct {
-	ChainId string
+	ChainId        string
+	WrappedQuerier *watcher.Querier
+}
+
+func NewEvmFactory(chainId string, q *watcher.Querier) EvmFactory {
+	return EvmFactory{ChainId: chainId, WrappedQuerier: q}
 }
 
 func (ef EvmFactory) BuildSimulator(qoc QueryOnChainProxy) *EvmSimulator {
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ func (ef EvmFactory) makeContext(k *evm.Keeper) sdk.Context {
 	cms.MountStoreWithDB(paramsTKey, sdk.StoreTypeTransient, db)
 
 	cms.LoadLatestVersion()
-	ctx := sdk.NewContext(cms, abci.Header{ChainID: ef.ChainId}, true, tmlog.NewNopLogger()).WithGasMeter(sdk.NewGasMeter(evmtypes.DefaultMaxGasLimitPerTx))
+	latest, _ := ef.WrappedQuerier.GetLatestBlockNumber()
+	ctx := sdk.NewContext(cms, abci.Header{ChainID: ef.ChainId, Height: int64(latest)}, true, tmlog.NewNopLogger()).WithGasMeter(sdk.NewGasMeter(evmtypes.DefaultMaxGasLimitPerTx))
 	return ctx
 }