diff --git a/submodules/taraxa-evm b/submodules/taraxa-evm
index c012ac920d..c12da5dcc7 160000
--- a/submodules/taraxa-evm
+++ b/submodules/taraxa-evm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c012ac920d672219c6ec45342512562c58805ccd
+Subproject commit c12da5dcc75e743fefe14aed99b98055695775c1
diff --git a/tests/rewards_stats_test.cpp b/tests/rewards_stats_test.cpp
index 03e2ca7a72..73b36efb5f 100644
--- a/tests/rewards_stats_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/rewards_stats_test.cpp
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ TEST_F(RewardsStatsTest, dagBlockRewards) {
   HardforksConfig hfc;
   hfc.aspen_hf.block_num_part_two = 4;
 
-  // Create two reward stats to test before and after aspen hardfork part 2
-  rewards::Stats pre_aspen_reward_stats(100, HardforksConfig{0, 0, {}, {}, MagnoliaHardfork{0, 0}, AspenHardfork{1, 6}},
-                                        db, [](auto) { return 100; });
+  // Create two reward stats to test before and after aspen hardfork part 1
+  rewards::Stats pre_aspen_reward_stats(
+      100, HardforksConfig{0, 0, {}, {}, MagnoliaHardfork{0, 0}, AspenHardfork{6, 999}}, db, [](auto) { return 100; });
   rewards::Stats post_aspen_reward_stats(
-      100, HardforksConfig{0, 0, {}, {}, MagnoliaHardfork{0, 0}, AspenHardfork{1, 4}}, db, [](auto) { return 100; });
+      100, HardforksConfig{0, 0, {}, {}, MagnoliaHardfork{0, 0}, AspenHardfork{4, 999}}, db, [](auto) { return 100; });
 
   // Create pbft block with 5 dag blocks
   auto dag_key1 = dev::KeyPair::create();