diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index 1b4ddec45d..5b32263762 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ func (c *Bor) CommitStates(
 	processStart := time.Now()
 	totalGas := 0 /// limit on gas for state sync per block
 	chainID := c.chainConfig.ChainID.String()
-	stateSyncs := make([]*types.StateSyncData, len(eventRecords))
+	stateSyncs := make([]*types.StateSyncData, 0, len(eventRecords))
 
 	var gasUsed uint64
 
diff --git a/eth/filters/bor_api.go b/eth/filters/bor_api.go
index db13c95959..aeb370d6be 100644
--- a/eth/filters/bor_api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/bor_api.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package filters
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) SetChainConfig(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) {
 
 func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetBorBlockLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 	if api.chainConfig == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("No chain config found. Proper PublicFilterAPI initialization required")
+		return nil, errors.New("no chain config found. Proper PublicFilterAPI initialization required")
 	}
 
 	// get sprint from bor config
@@ -67,8 +66,8 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) NewDeposits(ctx context.Context, crit ethereum.State
 		for {
 			select {
 			case h := <-stateSyncData:
-				if crit.ID == h.ID || bytes.Compare(crit.Contract.Bytes(), h.Contract.Bytes()) == 0 ||
-					(crit.ID == 0 && crit.Contract == common.Address{}) {
+				if h != nil && (crit.ID == h.ID || crit.Contract == h.Contract ||
+					(crit.ID == 0 && crit.Contract == common.Address{})) {
 					notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, h)
 				}
 			case <-rpcSub.Err():
diff --git a/internal/cli/debug_pprof.go b/internal/cli/debug_pprof.go
index 01698719e5..4cbe989408 100644
--- a/internal/cli/debug_pprof.go
+++ b/internal/cli/debug_pprof.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	empty "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cli/flagset"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func (d *DebugPprofCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 			req.Profile = profile
 		}
 
-		stream, err := clt.DebugPprof(ctx, req)
+		stream, err := clt.DebugPprof(ctx, req, grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(1024*1024*1024))
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return err