diff --git a/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/mod.rs b/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/mod.rs
index c6f652da0..5f913e305 100644
--- a/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/mod.rs
+++ b/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/mod.rs
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ impl TxSender {
     ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SubmitTxError> {
         let vm_permit = self.0.vm_concurrency_limiter.acquire().await;
         let vm_permit = vm_permit.ok_or(SubmitTxError::ServerShuttingDown)?;
+        let setup_args = self.call_args(&tx, Some(&call_overrides)).await?;
 
         let connection = self.acquire_replica_connection().await?;
         let result = self
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ impl TxSender {
             .executor
             .execute_tx_in_sandbox(
                 vm_permit,
-                self.call_args(&tx, Some(&call_overrides)).await?,
+                setup_args,
                 TxExecutionArgs::for_eth_call(tx),
                 connection,
                 block_args,
diff --git a/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/tests.rs b/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/tests.rs
index 5f0f0dc92..5b2ab0495 100644
--- a/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/tests.rs
+++ b/core/node/api_server/src/tx_sender/tests.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 //! Tests for the transaction sender.
 
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use assert_matches::assert_matches;
 use zksync_multivm::interface::ExecutionResult;
 use zksync_node_fee_model::MockBatchFeeParamsProvider;
 use zksync_node_genesis::{insert_genesis_batch, GenesisParams};
 use zksync_node_test_utils::{create_l2_block, create_l2_transaction, prepare_recovery_snapshot};
-use zksync_types::{get_nonce_key, L1BatchNumber, L2BlockNumber, StorageLog};
+use zksync_types::{api, get_nonce_key, L1BatchNumber, L2BlockNumber, StorageLog};
 use zksync_utils::u256_to_h256;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::{
-    execution_sandbox::testonly::MockOneshotExecutor, web3::testonly::create_test_tx_sender,
+    execution_sandbox::{testonly::MockOneshotExecutor, BlockStartInfo},
+    web3::testonly::create_test_tx_sender,
 };
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -155,3 +158,47 @@ async fn submitting_tx_requires_one_connection() {
         .unwrap()
         .expect("transaction is not persisted");
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn eth_call_requires_single_connection() {
+    let pool = ConnectionPool::<Core>::constrained_test_pool(1).await;
+    let mut storage = pool.connection().await.unwrap();
+    let genesis_params = GenesisParams::mock();
+    insert_genesis_batch(&mut storage, &genesis_params)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let start_info = BlockStartInfo::new(&mut storage, Duration::MAX)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let block_id = api::BlockId::Number(api::BlockNumber::Latest);
+    let block_args = BlockArgs::new(&mut storage, block_id, &start_info)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    drop(storage);
+
+    let tx = create_l2_transaction(10, 100);
+    let tx_hash = tx.hash();
+
+    let mut tx_executor = MockOneshotExecutor::default();
+    tx_executor.set_call_responses(move |received_tx, _| {
+        assert_eq!(received_tx.hash(), tx_hash);
+        ExecutionResult::Success {
+            output: b"success!".to_vec(),
+        }
+    });
+    let tx_executor = tx_executor.into();
+    let (tx_sender, _) = create_test_tx_sender(
+        pool.clone(),
+        genesis_params.config().l2_chain_id,
+        tx_executor,
+    )
+    .await;
+    let call_overrides = CallOverrides {
+        enforced_base_fee: None,
+    };
+    let output = tx_sender
+        .eth_call(block_args, call_overrides, tx, None)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(output, b"success!");
+}
diff --git a/core/node/api_server/src/web3/testonly.rs b/core/node/api_server/src/web3/testonly.rs
index d8e7d0b65..9f6b30b60 100644
--- a/core/node/api_server/src/web3/testonly.rs
+++ b/core/node/api_server/src/web3/testonly.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 use std::{pin::Pin, time::Instant};
 
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 use zksync_config::configs::{api::Web3JsonRpcConfig, chain::StateKeeperConfig, wallets::Wallets};
 use zksync_dal::ConnectionPool;
 use zksync_health_check::CheckHealth;
-use zksync_node_fee_model::MockBatchFeeParamsProvider;
+use zksync_node_fee_model::{BatchFeeModelInputProvider, MockBatchFeeParamsProvider};
 use zksync_state::PostgresStorageCaches;
 use zksync_state_keeper::seal_criteria::NoopSealer;
-use zksync_types::L2ChainId;
+use zksync_types::{
+    fee_model::{BatchFeeInput, FeeParams},
+    L2ChainId,
+};
 
 use super::{metrics::ApiTransportLabel, *};
 use crate::{
@@ -20,6 +24,32 @@ use crate::{
 const TEST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(90);
 const POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
 
+/// Same as [`MockBatchFeeParamsProvider`], but also artificially acquires a Postgres connection on each call
+/// (same as the real node implementation).
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct MockApiBatchFeeParamsProvider {
+    inner: MockBatchFeeParamsProvider,
+    pool: ConnectionPool<Core>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl BatchFeeModelInputProvider for MockApiBatchFeeParamsProvider {
+    async fn get_batch_fee_input_scaled(
+        &self,
+        l1_gas_price_scale_factor: f64,
+        l1_pubdata_price_scale_factor: f64,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<BatchFeeInput> {
+        let _connection = self.pool.connection().await?;
+        self.inner
+            .get_batch_fee_input_scaled(l1_gas_price_scale_factor, l1_pubdata_price_scale_factor)
+            .await
+    }
+
+    fn get_fee_model_params(&self) -> FeeParams {
+        self.inner.get_fee_model_params()
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn create_test_tx_sender(
     pool: ConnectionPool<Core>,
     l2_chain_id: L2ChainId,
@@ -36,7 +66,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_test_tx_sender(
     );
 
     let storage_caches = PostgresStorageCaches::new(1, 1);
-    let batch_fee_model_input_provider = Arc::new(MockBatchFeeParamsProvider::default());
+    let batch_fee_model_input_provider = Arc::new(MockApiBatchFeeParamsProvider {
+        inner: MockBatchFeeParamsProvider::default(),
+        pool: pool.clone(),
+    });
     let (mut tx_sender, vm_barrier) = crate::tx_sender::build_tx_sender(
         &tx_sender_config,
         &web3_config,