diff --git a/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data.go b/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data.go
index 1e9c6031b2c..21d2297e16a 100644
--- a/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data.go
+++ b/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data.go
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ func TrieUpdateToMessage(t *ledger.TrieUpdate) (*entities.TrieUpdate, error) {
 	}
 
 	paths := make([][]byte, len(t.Paths))
-	for i, path := range t.Paths {
-		paths[i] = path[:]
+	for i := range t.Paths {
+		paths[i] = t.Paths[i][:]
 	}
 
 	payloads := make([]*entities.Payload, len(t.Payloads))
diff --git a/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data_test.go b/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data_test.go
index 2ebfd915c28..59c136c5b8a 100644
--- a/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data_test.go
+++ b/engine/common/rpc/convert/execution_data_test.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/engine/common/rpc/convert"
+	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/ledger/common/testutils"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/model/flow"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/module/executiondatasync/execution_data"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/utils/unittest"
 )
 
-func TestConvertBlockExecutionData1(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConvertBlockExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	chain := flow.Testnet.Chain() // this is used by the AddressFixture
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ func TestConvertBlockExecutionData1(t *testing.T) {
 	chunks := 5
 	chunkData := make([]*execution_data.ChunkExecutionData, 0, chunks)
 	for i := 0; i < chunks-1; i++ {
-		chunkData = append(chunkData, unittest.ChunkExecutionDataFixture(t, execution_data.DefaultMaxBlobSize/5, unittest.WithChunkEvents(events)))
+		ced := unittest.ChunkExecutionDataFixture(t,
+			0, // updates set explicitly to target 160-320KB per chunk
+			unittest.WithChunkEvents(events),
+			unittest.WithTrieUpdate(testutils.TrieUpdateFixture(5, 32*1024, 64*1024)),
+		)
+		chunkData = append(chunkData, ced)
 	}
 	makeServiceTx := func(ced *execution_data.ChunkExecutionData) {
 		// proposal key and payer are empty addresses for service tx
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ func TestConvertBlockExecutionData1(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, chunkData[0], chunkReConverted)
+		assert.True(t, chunkData[0].TrieUpdate.Equals(chunkReConverted.TrieUpdate))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("block execution data conversions", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -56,5 +63,12 @@ func TestConvertBlockExecutionData1(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, blockData, converted)
+		for i, chunk := range blockData.ChunkExecutionDatas {
+			if chunk.TrieUpdate == nil {
+				assert.Nil(t, converted.ChunkExecutionDatas[i].TrieUpdate)
+			} else {
+				assert.True(t, chunk.TrieUpdate.Equals(converted.ChunkExecutionDatas[i].TrieUpdate))
+			}
+		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/utils/unittest/fixtures.go b/utils/unittest/fixtures.go
index 999f090232b..e69a263ce6d 100644
--- a/utils/unittest/fixtures.go
+++ b/utils/unittest/fixtures.go
@@ -2472,12 +2472,18 @@ func WithChunkEvents(events flow.EventsList) func(*execution_data.ChunkExecution
 	}
 }
 
+func WithTrieUpdate(trieUpdate *ledger.TrieUpdate) func(*execution_data.ChunkExecutionData) {
+	return func(conf *execution_data.ChunkExecutionData) {
+		conf.TrieUpdate = trieUpdate
+	}
+}
+
 func ChunkExecutionDataFixture(t *testing.T, minSize int, opts ...func(*execution_data.ChunkExecutionData)) *execution_data.ChunkExecutionData {
 	collection := CollectionFixture(5)
 	ced := &execution_data.ChunkExecutionData{
 		Collection: &collection,
 		Events:     flow.EventsList{},
-		TrieUpdate: testutils.TrieUpdateFixture(1, 1, 8),
+		TrieUpdate: testutils.TrieUpdateFixture(2, 1, 8),
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {