diff --git a/cmd/aida-vm-sdb/run_substate.go b/cmd/aida-vm-sdb/run_substate.go
index 71daa250a..686240423 100644
--- a/cmd/aida-vm-sdb/run_substate.go
+++ b/cmd/aida-vm-sdb/run_substate.go
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ func runSubstates(cfg *utils.Config, provider executor.Provider[txcontext.TxCont
 		validator.MakeStateHashValidator[txcontext.TxContext](cfg),
 		statedb.MakeBlockEventEmitter[txcontext.TxContext](),
 		statedb.MakeTransactionEventEmitter[txcontext.TxContext](),
-		validator.MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdator(cfg),
+		validator.MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdater(cfg),
 		validator.MakeLiveDbValidator(cfg, validator.ValidateTxTarget{WorldState: true, Receipt: true}),
-		validator.MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator(cfg),
+		validator.MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdater(cfg),
 		profiler.MakeOperationProfiler[txcontext.TxContext](cfg),
 
 		// block profile extension should be always last because:
diff --git a/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updator.go b/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updater.go
similarity index 81%
rename from executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updator.go
rename to executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updater.go
index 7dfade496..b5706cda9 100644
--- a/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updator.go
+++ b/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_post_transaction_updater.go
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/utils"
 )
 
-// MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator creates an extension which fixes Ethereum exceptions in LiveDB
-func MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator(cfg *utils.Config) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
+// MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdater creates an extension which fixes Ethereum exceptions in LiveDB
+func MakeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdater(cfg *utils.Config) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
 	if cfg.ChainID != utils.EthereumChainID {
 		return extension.NilExtension[txcontext.TxContext]{}
 	}
 
-	log := logger.NewLogger(cfg.LogLevel, "Ethereum-Exception-Updator")
+	log := logger.NewLogger(cfg.LogLevel, "Ethereum-Exception-Updater")
 
-	return makeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator(cfg, log)
+	return makeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdater(cfg, log)
 }
 
-func makeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator(cfg *utils.Config, log logger.Logger) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
+func makeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdater(cfg *utils.Config, log logger.Logger) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
 	return &ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater{
 		cfg: cfg,
 		log: log,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func makeEthereumDbPostTransactionUpdator(cfg *utils.Config, log logger.Logger)
 
 // PostTransaction fixes OutputAlloc ethereum exceptions in given substate
 func (v *ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater) PostTransaction(state executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], ctx *executor.Context) error {
-	return updateEthereumDb(state, ctx.State, false)
+	return updateEthereumDb(state, ctx, false)
 }
 
 type ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater struct {
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ type ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater struct {
 	log logger.Logger
 }
 
-// PreRun informs the user that ethereumExceptionUpdator is enabled.
+// PreRun informs the user that ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater is enabled.
 func (v *ethereumDbPostTransactionUpdater) PreRun(executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], *executor.Context) error {
-	v.log.Warning("Ethereum exception post transaction updator is enabled.")
+	v.log.Warning("Ethereum exception post transaction updater is enabled.")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updator.go b/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updater.go
similarity index 72%
rename from executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updator.go
rename to executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updater.go
index d45c84b6f..c2a492d87 100644
--- a/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updator.go
+++ b/executor/extension/validator/ethereum_pre_transaction_updater.go
@@ -24,38 +24,38 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/utils"
 )
 
-// MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdator creates an extension which fixes Ethereum exceptions in pre transaction in LiveDB
-func MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdator(cfg *utils.Config) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
+// MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdater creates an extension which fixes Ethereum exceptions in pre transaction in LiveDB
+func MakeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdater(cfg *utils.Config) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
 	if cfg.ChainID != utils.EthereumChainID {
 		return extension.NilExtension[txcontext.TxContext]{}
 	}
 
-	log := logger.NewLogger(cfg.LogLevel, "Ethereum-Exception-Updator")
+	log := logger.NewLogger(cfg.LogLevel, "Ethereum-Exception-Updater")
 
-	return makeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdator(cfg, log)
+	return makeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdater(cfg, log)
 }
 
-func makeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdator(cfg *utils.Config, log logger.Logger) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
-	return &ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdator{
+func makeEthereumDbPreTransactionUpdater(cfg *utils.Config, log logger.Logger) executor.Extension[txcontext.TxContext] {
+	return &ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdater{
 		cfg: cfg,
 		log: log,
 	}
 }
 
 // PreTransaction validates fixes InputSubstate ethereum exceptions in given substate
-func (v *ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdator) PreTransaction(state executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], ctx *executor.Context) error {
-	return updateEthereumDb(state, ctx.State, true)
+func (v *ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdater) PreTransaction(state executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], ctx *executor.Context) error {
+	return updateEthereumDb(state, ctx, true)
 }
 
-type ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdator struct {
+type ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdater struct {
 	extension.NilExtension[txcontext.TxContext]
 	cfg *utils.Config
 	log logger.Logger
 }
 
-// PreRun informs the user that ethereumExceptionUpdator is enabled.
-func (v *ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdator) PreRun(executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], *executor.Context) error {
-	v.log.Warning("Ethereum exception pre transaction updator is enabled.")
+// PreRun informs the user that ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdater is enabled.
+func (v *ethereumDbPreTransactionUpdater) PreRun(executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], *executor.Context) error {
+	v.log.Warning("Ethereum exception pre transaction updater is enabled.")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/executor/extension/validator/transaction_validator.go b/executor/extension/validator/transaction_validator.go
index 29451e3e6..be4b3cced 100644
--- a/executor/extension/validator/transaction_validator.go
+++ b/executor/extension/validator/transaction_validator.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package validator
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/executor"
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ func (v *stateDbValidator) runPreTxValidation(tool string, db state.VmStateDB, s
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if strings.ToLower(v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure) == "all" || strings.ToLower(v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure) == "pre" {
+	if v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure == "all" || v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure == "pre" {
 		return updateWorldState(v.cfg, db, state.Data.GetInputState())
 	} else {
 		if err = validateWorldState(v.cfg, db, state.Data.GetInputState(), v.log); err == nil {
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func (v *stateDbValidator) runPreTxValidation(tool string, db state.VmStateDB, s
 
 func (v *stateDbValidator) runPostTxValidation(tool string, db state.VmStateDB, state executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], res txcontext.Result, errOutput chan error) error {
 	if v.target.WorldState {
-		if strings.ToLower(v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure) == "all" || strings.ToLower(v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure) == "post" {
+		if v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure == "all" || v.cfg.UpdateOnFailure == "post" {
 			return updateWorldState(v.cfg, db, state.Data.GetOutputState())
 		} else if err := validateWorldState(v.cfg, db, state.Data.GetOutputState(), v.log); err != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%v err:\nworld-state output error at block %v tx %v; %v", tool, state.Block, state.Transaction, err)
diff --git a/executor/extension/validator/utils.go b/executor/extension/validator/utils.go
index 82c1dbe04..09c593997 100644
--- a/executor/extension/validator/utils.go
+++ b/executor/extension/validator/utils.go
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/logger"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/state"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/txcontext"
+	substatecontext "github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/txcontext/substate"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/utils"
+	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Substate/substate"
+	substatetypes "github.com/Fantom-foundation/Substate/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -238,9 +241,10 @@ func updateWorldState(cfg *utils.Config, db state.VmStateDB, alloc txcontext.Wor
 }
 
 // updateEthereumDb is used to fix exceptions in ethereum dataset inconsistencies
-func updateEthereumDb(s executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], db state.VmStateDB, isPreTransaction bool) error {
+func updateEthereumDb(s executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], ctx *executor.Context, isPreTransaction bool) error {
 	var overwriteEverything = false
 	var alloc txcontext.WorldState
+	var db = ctx.State
 	if isPreTransaction {
 		alloc = s.Data.GetInputState()
 	} else {
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ func updateEthereumDb(s executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], db state.VmStateDB,
 		// only post alloc is diverging for these ethereum block exceptions
 		if slices.Contains(ethereumLfvmBlockExceptions, s.Block) {
 			overwriteEverything = true
+			overwriteReceipt(s, ctx)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -291,3 +296,37 @@ func updateEthereumDb(s executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], db state.VmStateDB,
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// overwriteReceipt is used to fix receipts of exceptions in ethereum dataset
+func overwriteReceipt(s executor.State[txcontext.TxContext], ctx *executor.Context) {
+	//// alternative to skip transaction receipt validation all together
+	//s.Transaction = s.Transaction + 100000
+
+	logs := make([]*substatetypes.Log, 0)
+
+	for _, l := range s.Data.GetResult().GetReceipt().GetLogs() {
+		topics := make([]substatetypes.Hash, 0)
+		for _, t := range l.Topics {
+			topics = append(topics, substatetypes.BytesToHash(t.Bytes()))
+		}
+		logs = append(logs, &substatetypes.Log{
+			Address:     substatetypes.HexToAddress(l.Address.Hex()),
+			Topics:      topics,
+			Data:        l.Data,
+			BlockNumber: l.BlockNumber,
+			TxHash:      substatetypes.BytesToHash(l.TxHash.Bytes()),
+			TxIndex:     l.TxIndex,
+			BlockHash:   substatetypes.BytesToHash(l.BlockHash.Bytes()),
+			Index:       l.Index,
+			Removed:     l.Removed,
+		})
+	}
+
+	receipt := substate.NewResult(s.Data.GetResult().GetReceipt().GetStatus(),
+		substatetypes.BytesToBloom(s.Data.GetResult().GetReceipt().GetBloom().Bytes()),
+		logs,
+		substatetypes.HexToAddress(s.Data.GetResult().GetReceipt().GetContractAddress().Hex()),
+		s.Data.GetResult().GetReceipt().GetGasUsed())
+
+	ctx.ExecutionResult = substatecontext.NewReceipt(receipt)
+}
diff --git a/utils/default_config.go b/utils/default_config.go
index 6fbae17ec..811e817b0 100644
--- a/utils/default_config.go
+++ b/utils/default_config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/cmd/util-db/flags"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/Aida/logger"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ func createConfigFromFlags(ctx *cli.Context) *Config {
 		TransactionLength:   getFlagValue(ctx, TransactionLengthFlag).(uint64),
 		UpdateBufferSize:    getFlagValue(ctx, UpdateBufferSizeFlag).(uint64),
 		UpdateDb:            getFlagValue(ctx, UpdateDbFlag).(string),
-		UpdateOnFailure:     getFlagValue(ctx, UpdateOnFailure).(string),
+		UpdateOnFailure:     strings.ToLower(getFlagValue(ctx, UpdateOnFailure).(string)),
 		UpdateType:          getFlagValue(ctx, UpdateTypeFlag).(string),
 		Validate:            getFlagValue(ctx, ValidateFlag).(bool),
 		ValidateStateHashes: getFlagValue(ctx, ValidateStateHashesFlag).(bool),