diff --git a/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov.ts b/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov.ts
index 85e67884d..b98cfa965 100644
--- a/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov.ts
+++ b/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ describeSuite({
     id: "D2401",
     title: "PoV controlled by gasLimit",
     foundationMethods: "dev",
-    testCases: ({ context, it }) => {
+    testCases: ({ context, it, log }) => {
         let proxyAddress: `0x${string}`;
         let proxyAbi: Abi;
         let contracts: HeavyContract[];
         let callData: `0x${string}`;
         const MAX_CONTRACTS = 20;
+        const EXPECTED_POV_ROUGH = 500_000; // bytes
 
         beforeAll(async () => {
             const { contractAddress, abi } = await deployCreateCompiledContract(context, "CallForwarder");
@@ -49,8 +50,12 @@ describeSuite({
                     gasLimit: gasEstimate,
                 });
 
-                const { result } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
+                const { result, block } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
 
+                log(`block.proofSize: ${block.proofSize} (successful: ${result?.successful})`);
+                console.log(block);
+                expect(block.proofSize).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(EXPECTED_POV_ROUGH / 1.1);
+                expect(block.proofSize).toBeLessThanOrEqual(EXPECTED_POV_ROUGH * 1.1);
                 expect(result?.successful).to.equal(true);
             },
         });
@@ -66,8 +71,11 @@ describeSuite({
                     gasLimit: 3_000_000,
                 });
 
-                const { result } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
+                const { result, block } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
 
+                log(`block.proof_size: ${block.proofSize} (successful: ${result?.successful})`);
+                expect(block.proofSize).to.be.at.least(EXPECTED_POV_ROUGH / 1.1);
+                expect(block.proofSize).to.be.at.most(EXPECTED_POV_ROUGH * 1.1);
                 expect(result?.successful).to.equal(true);
             },
         });
@@ -85,8 +93,14 @@ describeSuite({
                     gasLimit: 1_000_000,
                 });
 
-                const { result } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
+                const { result, block } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
 
+                log(`block.proof_size: ${block.proofSize} (successful: ${result?.successful})`);
+                // The block still contain the failed (out of gas) transaction so the PoV is still included
+                // in the block.
+                // 1M Gas allows ~250k of PoV, so we verify we are within range.
+                expect(block.proofSize).to.be.at.least(230_000);
+                expect(block.proofSize).to.be.at.most(300_000);
                 expect(result?.successful).to.equal(true);
                 expectEVMResult(result!.events, "Error", "OutOfGas");
             },
diff --git a/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov2.ts b/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov2.ts
index fb3078517..4dd698768 100644
--- a/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov2.ts
+++ b/test/suites/dev-frontier-template/test-pov/test-evm-over-pov2.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describeSuite({
     id: "D2402",
     title: "PoV Limit (3.5Mb in Dev)",
     foundationMethods: "dev",
-    testCases: ({ context, it }) => {
+    testCases: ({ context, it, log }) => {
         let proxyAddress: `0x${string}`;
         let proxyAbi: Abi;
         let contracts: HeavyContract[];
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ describeSuite({
                     txnType: "eip1559",
                 });
 
-                const { result } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
+                const { result, block } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
 
+                log(`block.proofSize: ${block.proofSize} (successful: ${result?.successful})`);
+                expect(block.proofSize).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(MAX_ETH_POV_PER_TX - 20_000n);
+                expect(block.proofSize).toBeLessThanOrEqual(MAX_ETH_POV_PER_TX - 1n);
                 expect(result?.successful).to.equal(true);
             },
         });
@@ -66,8 +69,11 @@ describeSuite({
                     txnType: "eip1559",
                 });
 
-                const { result } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
+                const { result, block } = await context.createBlock(rawSigned);
 
+                log(`block.proofSize: ${block.proofSize} (successful: ${result?.successful})`);
+                // Empty blocks usually do not exceed 10kb, picking 50kb as a safe limit
+                expect(block.proofSize).to.be.at.most(50_000);
                 expect(result?.successful).to.equal(false);
             },
         });