diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index aa9702c0334e..2b23a8b035c0 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(update beacon.ForkchoiceStateV1, pa
 		payload, err := api.eth.Miner().BuildPayload(args)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to build payload", "err", err)
-			return valid(nil), beacon.InvalidPayloadAttributes.With(err)
+			return beacon.STATUS_INVALID, beacon.InvalidPayloadAttributes.With(err)
 		}
 		id := computePayloadId(update.HeadBlockHash, payloadAttributes)
 		api.localBlocks.put(id, payload)
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index fdb3b4a65aa3..afc6ec5a7876 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ func (w *worker) generateWork(genParams *generateParams) (*types.Block, *big.Int
 		work.state.Prepare(tx.Hash(), work.tcount)
 		_, err := w.commitTransaction(work, tx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to force-include tx: %s type: %d sender: %s nonce: %d", tx.Hash(), tx.Type(), from, tx.Nonce())
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to force-include tx: %s type: %d sender: %s nonce: %d, err: %w", tx.Hash(), tx.Type(), from, tx.Nonce(), err)
 		}
 		work.tcount++
 	}