diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index f98df2da19..e61c592f6a 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1233,11 +1233,11 @@ func (s *StateDB) Commit(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (common.Hash, er
 		nodes      = trienode.NewMergedNodeSet()
 		incomplete map[common.Address]struct{}
 	)
-	//if s.stateRoot = s.StateIntermediateRoot(); s.expectedRoot != s.stateRoot {
-	//	s.expectedRoot = s.stateRoot
-	//	//log.Error("Invalid merkle root", "remote", s.expectedRoot, "local", s.stateRoot)
-	//	//return fmt.Errorf("invalid merkle root (remote: %x local: %x)", s.expectedRoot, s.stateRoot)
-	//}
+	if block == 0 {
+		if s.stateRoot = s.StateIntermediateRoot(); s.expectedRoot != s.stateRoot {
+			s.expectedRoot = s.stateRoot
+		}
+	}
 	commmitTrie := func() error {
 		if metrics.EnabledExpensive {
 			defer func(start time.Time) { s.TrieAllCommits += time.Since(start) }(time.Now())