diff --git a/bins/revme/src/cmd/evmrunner.rs b/bins/revme/src/cmd/evmrunner.rs
index 8f1d6affbf..ce1c67a903 100644
--- a/bins/revme/src/cmd/evmrunner.rs
+++ b/bins/revme/src/cmd/evmrunner.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use revm::{
     bytecode::{Bytecode, BytecodeDecodeError},
     handler::EthHandler,
     primitives::{address, hex, Address, TxKind},
-    Context, Database, MainEvm,
+    Context, Database, EvmExec, MainEvm,
 };
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Cmd {
                 inspector_handler(),
             );
 
-            evm.transact().map_err(|_| Errors::EVMError)?
+            evm.exec().map_err(|_| Errors::EVMError)?
         } else {
             let out = evm.transact().map_err(|_| Errors::EVMError)?;
             println!("Result: {:#?}", out.result);
diff --git a/crates/context/interface/src/journaled_state.rs b/crates/context/interface/src/journaled_state.rs
index ce805dac76..69dd4eb742 100644
--- a/crates/context/interface/src/journaled_state.rs
+++ b/crates/context/interface/src/journaled_state.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use auto_impl::auto_impl;
 use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
-use database_interface::Database;
+use database_interface::{Database, DatabaseGetter};
 use primitives::{Address, B256, U256};
 use specification::hardfork::SpecId;
 use state::{Account, Bytecode};
+use std::boxed::Box;
 
 pub trait JournaledState {
     type Database: Database;
@@ -240,9 +240,24 @@ impl<T> Eip7702CodeLoad<T> {
 pub type JournalStateGetterDBError<CTX> =
     <<<CTX as JournalStateGetter>::Journal as JournaledState>::Database as Database>::Error;
 
-#[auto_impl(&mut, Box)]
-pub trait JournalStateGetter {
-    type Journal: JournaledState;
+pub trait JournalStateGetter: DatabaseGetter {
+    type Journal: JournaledState<Database = <Self as DatabaseGetter>::Database>;
 
     fn journal(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Journal;
 }
+
+impl<T: JournalStateGetter> JournalStateGetter for &mut T {
+    type Journal = T::Journal;
+
+    fn journal(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Journal {
+        T::journal(*self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: JournalStateGetter> JournalStateGetter for Box<T> {
+    type Journal = T::Journal;
+
+    fn journal(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Journal {
+        T::journal(self.as_mut())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/context/src/context.rs b/crates/context/src/context.rs
index 3d8647b32e..cbcc7d7792 100644
--- a/crates/context/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/context/src/context.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ impl<BLOCK: Block + Default, TX: Transaction + Default, DB: Database, CHAIN: Def
         }
     }
 }
+
 impl<BLOCK, TX, CFG, DB, CHAIN> Context<BLOCK, TX, CFG, DB, CHAIN>
 where
     BLOCK: Block,