diff --git a/common/txmgr/resender.go b/common/txmgr/resender.go
index bb7b5bc6fc0..6b65ca05923 100644
--- a/common/txmgr/resender.go
+++ b/common/txmgr/resender.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-framework/multinode"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chains/label"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-framework/multinode"
 	feetypes "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/fee/types"
 	txmgrtypes "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/txmgr/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/client/chain_client_test.go b/core/chains/evm/client/chain_client_test.go
index e03e4b53b4a..e6a77cb6acd 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/client/chain_client_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/client/chain_client_test.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func TestEthClient_SendTransactionReturnCode(t *testing.T) {
 
 		errType, err := ethClient.SendTransactionReturnCode(tests.Context(t), tx, fromAddress)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, errType, multinode.Fatal)
+		assert.Equal(t, multinode.Fatal, errType)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("returns TransactionAlreadyKnown error type when error message is nonce too low", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ func TestEthClient_SendTransactionReturnCode(t *testing.T) {
 
 		errType, err := ethClient.SendTransactionReturnCode(tests.Context(t), tx, fromAddress)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, errType, multinode.TransactionAlreadyKnown)
+		assert.Equal(t, multinode.TransactionAlreadyKnown, errType)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("returns Successful error type when there is no error message", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func TestEthClient_SendTransactionReturnCode(t *testing.T) {
 
 		errType, err := ethClient.SendTransactionReturnCode(tests.Context(t), tx, fromAddress)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, errType, multinode.Successful)
+		assert.Equal(t, multinode.Successful, errType)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("returns Underpriced error type when transaction is terminally underpriced", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/client/evm_client.go b/core/chains/evm/client/evm_client.go
index a98bbdfbcff..9d7ec4cf0e0 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/client/evm_client.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/client/evm_client.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-framework/multinode"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-framework/multinode"
 
 	evmconfig "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/chains/evm/config"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/chains/evm/config/chaintype"
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/client/helpers_test.go b/core/chains/evm/client/helpers_test.go
index db1af646a46..e7d28daff8a 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/client/helpers_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/client/helpers_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func NewChainClientWithTestNode(
 		nodeCfg, mocks.ChainConfig{NoNewHeadsThresholdVal: noNewHeadsThreshold}, lggr, parsed, rpcHTTPURL, "eth-primary-node-0", id, chainID, 1, rpc, "EVM")
 	primaries := []multinode.Node[*big.Int, *RPCClient]{n}
 
-	var sendonlys []multinode.SendOnlyNode[*big.Int, *RPCClient]
+	sendonlys := make([]multinode.SendOnlyNode[*big.Int, *RPCClient], len(sendonlyRPCURLs))
 	for i, u := range sendonlyRPCURLs {
 		if u.Scheme != "http" && u.Scheme != "https" {
 			return nil, pkgerrors.Errorf("sendonly ethereum rpc url scheme must be http(s): %s", u.String())