block: move consensus format validation to corret place

ethereumjs · Jul 9, 2022 · f6168c5 · f6168c5
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commit f6168c5
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/packages/block/src/header.ts b/packages/block/src/header.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ export class BlockHeader {
     this.baseFeePerGas = baseFeePerGas
 
     this._genericFormatValidation()
-    this._consensusFormatValidation()
     this._validateDAOExtraData()
 
     // Now we have set all the values of this Header, we possibly have set a dummy
@@ -283,6 +282,9 @@ export class BlockHeader {
       this.extraData = this.cliqueSealBlock(options.cliqueSigner)
     }
 
+    // Validate consensus format after block is sealed (if applicable) so extraData checks will pass
+    this._consensusFormatValidation()
+
     const freeze = options?.freeze ?? true
     if (freeze) {
       Object.freeze(this)