diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 004e9fa6f33..e798d220386 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ This update is required for the Goerli Shanghai/Capella upgrade and recommended
 - Goerli configs for shapella [#5151](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5151)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
-- Fix engine_getPayloadV2 block value calculation https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/5040
-- Moves check for init code length before balance check https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5077
+- Fix engine_getPayloadV2 block value calculation [#5040](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/5040)
+- Moves check for init code length before balance check [#5077](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5077)
+- Address concurrency problems with eth_call [#5179](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5179)
 
 ## 23.1.1-RC1
 ### Sepolia Shanghai Release aka Sepolia Shapella aka Shapolia
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulator.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulator.java
index 653a5b56d7d..a0f92b32b78 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulator.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulator.java
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ public Optional<TransactionSimulatorResult> process(
   private MutableWorldState getWorldState(final BlockHeader header) {
     return worldStateArchive
         .getMutable(header.getStateRoot(), header.getHash(), false)
+        .map(
+            ws -> {
+              if (!ws.isPersistable()) {
+                return ws.copy();
+              }
+              return ws;
+            })
         .orElseThrow(
             () ->
                 new IllegalArgumentException(
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulatorTest.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulatorTest.java
index e8b07d5d925..7aa41b01fad 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulatorTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/transaction/TransactionSimulatorTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class TransactionSimulatorTest {
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
+    when(this.worldState.isPersistable()).thenReturn(true);
     this.transactionSimulator =
         new TransactionSimulator(blockchain, worldStateArchive, protocolSchedule);