diff --git a/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs b/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
index 3bd763be7e691..3277ca338ec50 100644
--- a/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ impl Cheatcode for mockCall_0Call {
 impl Cheatcode for mockCall_1Call {
     fn apply_stateful(&self, ccx: &mut CheatsCtxt) -> Result {
         let Self { callee, msgValue, data, returnData } = self;
-        ccx.ecx.journaled_state.load_account(*callee)?;
+        let _ = make_acc_non_empty(callee, ccx)?;
+
         mock_call(ccx.state, callee, data, Some(msgValue), returnData, InstructionResult::Return);
         Ok(Default::default())
     }
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ impl Cheatcode for mockCall_2Call {
 impl Cheatcode for mockCall_3Call {
     fn apply_stateful(&self, ccx: &mut CheatsCtxt) -> Result {
         let Self { callee, msgValue, data, returnData } = self;
-        ccx.ecx.journaled_state.load_account(*callee)?;
+        let _ = make_acc_non_empty(callee, ccx)?;
+
         mock_call(
             ccx.state,
             callee,
@@ -111,7 +113,8 @@ impl Cheatcode for mockCalls_0Call {
 impl Cheatcode for mockCalls_1Call {
     fn apply_stateful(&self, ccx: &mut CheatsCtxt) -> Result {
         let Self { callee, msgValue, data, returnData } = self;
-        ccx.ecx.journaled_state.load_account(*callee)?;
+        let _ = make_acc_non_empty(callee, ccx)?;
+
         mock_calls(ccx.state, callee, data, Some(msgValue), returnData, InstructionResult::Return);
         Ok(Default::default())
     }