diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/config.go b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/config.go
index c626d9020a..d845ff3471 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/config.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/config.go
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ func (bs *CancunBaseSpec) GetGenesis() *core.Genesis {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Add 1 wei to the 4788 stateful precompile so its account is not deleted at the end of
-	// block execution.
-	genesis.Alloc[common.BigToAddress(new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS)))] = core.GenesisAccount{
-		Balance: big.NewInt(1),
+	// Add bytecode pre deploy to the EIP-4788 address.
+	genesis.Alloc[HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS] = core.GenesisAccount{
+		Balance: common.Big0,
+		Nonce:   1,
+		Code:    common.Hex2Bytes("0x3373fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe14604457602036146024575f5ffd5b620180005f350680545f35146037575f5ffd5b6201800001545f5260205ff35b42620180004206555f3562018000420662018000015500"),
 	}
 
 	return genesis
diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/steps.go b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/steps.go
index 20192e4528..c5d4c098f1 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/steps.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/steps.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func VerifyBeaconRootStorage(ctx context.Context, testEngine *test.TestEngineCli
 	// Read the storage keys from the stateful precompile that stores the beacon roots and verify
 	// that the beacon root is the same as the one in the payload
 	blockNumber := new(big.Int).SetUint64(payload.Number)
-	precompileAddress := common.BytesToAddress([]byte{HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS})
+	precompileAddress := HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS
 
 	timestampKey, beaconRootKey := BeaconRootStorageIndexes(payload.Timestamp)
 
diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/tests.go b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/tests.go
index 7e06a5841c..e87b7f7988 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/tests.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/suites/cancun/tests.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 	BLOB_COMMITMENT_VERSION_KZG = byte(0x01)
 
 	// EIP 4788 specific constants
-	HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS  = uint8(0x0B)
+	HISTORY_STORAGE_ADDRESS  = common.HexToAddress("0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000b")
 	HISTORICAL_ROOTS_MODULUS = uint64(98304)
 
 	// Engine API errors