diff --git a/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs b/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
index 3bd763be7e691..090b768a19f55 100644
--- a/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatcodes/src/evm/mock.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ 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())
     }