diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_helpers/fork_validator.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_helpers/fork_validator.go
index 7da1d3b88ce..1b2369debc8 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_helpers/fork_validator.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_helpers/fork_validator.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (fv *ForkValidator) ExtendingForkHeadHash() libcommon.Hash {
 	return fv.extendingForkHeadHash
 }
 
-// NotifyCurrentHeight is to be called at the end of the stage cycle and repressent the last processed block.
+// NotifyCurrentHeight is to be called at the end of the stage cycle and represent the last processed block.
 func (fv *ForkValidator) NotifyCurrentHeight(currentHeight uint64) {
 	fv.lock.Lock()
 	defer fv.lock.Unlock()
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (fv *ForkValidator) ValidatePayload(tx kv.Tx, header *types.Header, body *t
 }
 
 // Clear wipes out current extending fork data, this method is called after fcu is called,
-// because fcu decides what the head is and after the call is done all the non-chosed forks are
+// because fcu decides what the head is and after the call is done all the non-chosen forks are
 // to be considered obsolete.
 func (fv *ForkValidator) clear() {
 	fv.extendingForkHeadHash = libcommon.Hash{}
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (fv *ForkValidator) clear() {
 	fv.memoryDiff = nil
 }
 
-// Clear wipes out current extending fork data and notify txpool.
+// Clear wipes out current extending fork data.
 func (fv *ForkValidator) ClearWithUnwind(tx kv.RwTx, accumulator *shards.Accumulator, c shards.StateChangeConsumer) {
 	fv.lock.Lock()
 	defer fv.lock.Unlock()
diff --git a/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go b/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
index 4f68c6f41e5..f48ee6a69b1 100644
--- a/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
+++ b/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) UpdateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, req *exe
 
 	select {
 	case <-fcuTimer.C:
-		e.logger.Debug("treating forkChoiceUpdated as asyncronous as it is taking too long")
+		e.logger.Debug("treating forkChoiceUpdated as asynchronous as it is taking too long")
 		return &execution.ForkChoiceReceipt{
 			LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(libcommon.Hash{}),
 			Status:          execution.ExecutionStatus_Busy,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) updateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, blockHas
 	}
 
 	if canonicalHash == blockHash {
-		// if block hash is part of the canononical chain treat it as no-op.
+		// if block hash is part of the canonical chain treat it as no-op.
 		writeForkChoiceHashes(tx, blockHash, safeHash, finalizedHash)
 		valid, err := e.verifyForkchoiceHashes(ctx, tx, blockHash, finalizedHash, safeHash)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) updateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, blockHas
 		return
 	}
 
-	// If we dont have it, too bad
+	// If we don't have it, too bad
 	if fcuHeader == nil {
 		sendForkchoiceReceiptWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, &execution.ForkChoiceReceipt{
 			LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(libcommon.Hash{}),
@@ -278,12 +278,6 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) updateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, blockHas
 		sendForkchoiceErrorWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, err)
 		return
 	}
-	if e.hook != nil {
-		if err = e.hook.AfterRun(tx, finishProgressBefore); err != nil {
-			sendForkchoiceErrorWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, err)
-			return
-		}
-	}
 	// if head hash was set then success otherwise no
 	headHash := rawdb.ReadHeadBlockHash(tx)
 	headNumber := rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(tx, headHash)
@@ -313,6 +307,14 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) updateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, blockHas
 			sendForkchoiceErrorWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, err)
 			return
 		}
+		if e.hook != nil {
+			if err := e.db.View(ctx, func(tx kv.Tx) error {
+				return e.hook.AfterRun(tx, finishProgressBefore)
+			}); err != nil {
+				sendForkchoiceErrorWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 		if log {
 			e.logger.Info("head updated", "hash", headHash, "number", *headNumber)
 		}
diff --git a/turbo/stages/stageloop.go b/turbo/stages/stageloop.go
index 3baf65d5b0a..51c623f1791 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/stageloop.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/stageloop.go
@@ -153,22 +153,17 @@ func StageLoopIteration(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, tx kv.RwTx, sync *stage
 	}
 
 	// -- send notifications START
-	if externalTx {
-		if hook != nil {
+	if hook != nil {
+		if externalTx {
 			if err = hook.AfterRun(tx, finishProgressBefore); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		if err := db.View(ctx, func(tx kv.Tx) error {
-			if hook != nil {
-				if err = hook.AfterRun(tx, finishProgressBefore); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+		} else {
+			if err := db.View(ctx, func(tx kv.Tx) error {
+				return hook.AfterRun(tx, finishProgressBefore)
+			}); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
-			return nil
-		}); err != nil {
-			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if canRunCycleInOneTransaction && !externalTx && commitTime > 500*time.Millisecond {
@@ -273,7 +268,9 @@ func (h *Hook) AfterRun(tx kv.Tx, finishProgressBefore uint64) error {
 	if plainStateVersion, err = rawdb.GetStateVersion(tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	notifications.Accumulator.SetStateID(plainStateVersion)
+	if notifications != nil && notifications.Accumulator != nil {
+		notifications.Accumulator.SetStateID(plainStateVersion)
+	}
 
 	if headTd != nil && headHeader != nil {
 		headTd256, overflow := uint256.FromBig(headTd)