diff --git a/giga/evmonly/README.md b/giga/evmonly/README.md
index 4e008ef1a7..d471467f33 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/README.md
+++ b/giga/evmonly/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ The executor is always store-backed. `WithStorageManager(...)` selects the
 `bootstrap.GigaStorageManager` that provides both `giga.StateDB` and the ledger
 receipt store, plus the `NamedChangeSetEncoder` for its state implementation.
 Unit tests can supply those dependencies independently. Execution fails closed
-if either store or the encoder is missing.
+if the state store or the encoder is missing. The receipt store is optional: a
+node configured without one (`enable_receipt_store = false`, meant for
+validators that serve no receipt reads) skips receipt persistence entirely and
+`AwaitReceipts` returns at once.
 For each block the executor opens a current `giga.StateView`, executes against
 its EVM-native read methods, converts the resulting `StateChangeSet`, and calls
 `CommitStateChanges`. Execution and commit on an executor are serialized so
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/cmd/evmonly-loadtest/pipeline.go b/giga/evmonly/cmd/evmonly-loadtest/pipeline.go
index 4b8b6c9061..f320b8ebb7 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/cmd/evmonly-loadtest/pipeline.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/cmd/evmonly-loadtest/pipeline.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func runPrebuilt(ctx context.Context, cfg config, state *generatedState, workloa
 		err = errors.Join(err, cleanupStorage())
 	}()
 	fmt.Printf("storage directory: %s\n", storageDirectory)
-	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(storageDirectory)
+	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(storageDirectory, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configure storage manager: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/giga_store.go b/giga/evmonly/giga_store.go
index 18e61763c7..44b81887c9 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/giga_store.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/giga_store.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const maxGigaStoreBlockNumber = uint64(1<<63 - 1)
 
 var (
 	errMissingStateStore            = errors.New("executor requires a state store")
-	errMissingReceiptStore          = errors.New("executor requires a receipt store")
 	errMissingNamedChangeSetEncoder = errors.New("giga store requires a named changeset encoder")
 	errBlockEncoderUsedEVMStoreKey  = errors.New("block changeset encoder may not write the EVM state changeset")
 )
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ func (e *Executor) executePreparedBlockWithStore(ctx context.Context, req Prepar
 	if stateStore == nil {
 		return nil, errMissingStateStore
 	}
-	if e.receiptStore == nil {
-		return nil, errMissingReceiptStore
-	}
 	if e.changeSetEncoder == nil {
 		return nil, errMissingNamedChangeSetEncoder
 	}
@@ -168,7 +164,8 @@ type receiptWrite struct {
 }
 
 // AwaitReceipts blocks until the receipts of the last block this executor ran are in the receipt
-// store, and reports the write's failure if it had one.
+// store, and reports the write's failure if it had one. It returns at once on an executor without
+// a receipt store, which keeps none.
 //
 // Receipts are written in the background behind ExecutePreparedBlock. A caller that publishes a
 // block to readers who expect its receipts has to wait here first. Unlike AwaitCommits it does not
@@ -316,12 +313,16 @@ func (e *Executor) awaitPipelineCommit() error {
 
 // startReceiptWrite persists the block's receipts in the background, after the previous block's
 // have landed, and returns the write to wait on. The block result is held until the write has
-// landed.
+// landed. An executor without a receipt store keeps none, so its write is done on return.
 //
 // The write is recorded as the executor's newest, so AwaitReceipts finds it whether or not the
 // block's commit is started afterwards.
 func (e *Executor) startReceiptWrite(ctx context.Context, blockNumber int64, result *BlockResult) *receiptWrite {
 	receipts := &receiptWrite{done: make(chan struct{})}
+	if e.receiptStore == nil {
+		close(receipts.done)
+		return receipts
+	}
 	e.pipelineMu.Lock()
 	previous := e.pipelineReceipts
 	e.pipelineReceipts = receipts
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/giga_store_test.go b/giga/evmonly/giga_store_test.go
index 8b0c27f1a9..cd79f0cdc2 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/giga_store_test.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/giga_store_test.go
@@ -259,16 +259,6 @@ func TestExecutorGigaStoreFailuresDoNotCommitPartialState(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, result)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("missing receipt store", func(t *testing.T) {
-		store := NewMemoryStore(NewMemoryState())
-		executor := NewExecutor(Config{}, WithStore(store, store.EncodeChangeSet))
-
-		result, err := executor.ExecuteBlock(t.Context(), BlockRequest{Context: blockContext(big.NewInt(testChainID))})
-
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errMissingReceiptStore)
-		require.Nil(t, result)
-	})
-
 	t.Run("missing encoder", func(t *testing.T) {
 		snapshot := newMemoryGigaSnapshot(0)
 		store := &recordingGigaStore{snapshot: snapshot}
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/pipeline_store_test.go b/giga/evmonly/pipeline_store_test.go
index 43231fe3fe..9d0523456c 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/pipeline_store_test.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/pipeline_store_test.go
@@ -390,6 +390,35 @@ func TestAwaitReceiptsReturnsBeforeTheStateCommitLands(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, []int64{41}, store.commitBlock)
 }
 
+// An executor without a receipt store commits state only: AwaitReceipts has nothing to wait on
+// and the result goes back to the pool as soon as the block returns.
+func TestNoReceiptStoreCommitsStateWithoutWaitingOnReceipts(t *testing.T) {
+	chainID := big.NewInt(testChainID)
+	key, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sender := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
+	recipient := testAddress(0xa9)
+
+	snapshot := newMemoryGigaSnapshot(40)
+	snapshot.setBalance(sender, big.NewInt(testFundedBalanceWei))
+	store := &gatedCommitStore{recordingGigaStore: &recordingGigaStore{snapshot: snapshot}, release: make(chan struct{})}
+	executor := NewExecutor(Config{BlockResultPoolSize: 1}, withTestStores(store, nil, noopChangeSetEncoder))
+	defer executor.Close()
+
+	rawTx := signLegacyTx(t, key, chainID, 0, &recipient, big.NewInt(7), nil)
+	result := executePipelinedBlock(t, executor, chainID, 41, rawTx)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), result.Receipts[0].Status, "receipts are still produced for the block result")
+	result.Release()
+
+	require.NoError(t, executor.AwaitReceipts())
+	require.Empty(t, store.commits, "the state commit is still held")
+	require.Equal(t, BlockResultPoolStats{Capacity: 1, Available: 1}, executor.ResultPoolStats())
+
+	close(store.release)
+	require.NoError(t, executor.AwaitCommits())
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{41}, store.commitBlock)
+}
+
 // signallingReceiptStore reports each block whose receipts it was handed on written.
 type signallingReceiptStore struct {
 	*MemoryReceiptStore
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/rpc/block.go b/giga/evmonly/rpc/block.go
index 01a2004236..3523fe208d 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/rpc/block.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/rpc/block.go
@@ -188,9 +188,15 @@ func headerFields(block *coretypes.ResultBlock, blockUnix, gasLimit uint64, base
 	}
 }
 
+// ErrNoReceiptStore is returned by receipt lookups on a node that keeps no receipts.
+var ErrNoReceiptStore = errors.New("this node does not store receipts")
+
 // receiptFor returns hash's stored receipt, or nil with a nil error when no
-// receipt is stored for it.
+// receipt is stored for it, including on a node without a receipt store.
 func receiptFor(ctx context.Context, store receiptpkg.ReceiptStore, hash common.Hash) (*evmtypes.Receipt, error) {
+	if store == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	stored, err := store.GetReceipt(receiptContext(ctx), hash)
 	if errors.Is(err, receiptpkg.ErrNotFound) {
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/rpc/server.go b/giga/evmonly/rpc/server.go
index 446636cb2c..19956842e0 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/rpc/server.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/rpc/server.go
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ func websocketHandler(rpcServer *ethrpc.Server) http.Handler {
 	return rpcServer.WebsocketHandler(wsAllowedOrigins)
 }
 
+// newHandler registers the eth namespace. receiptStore may be nil on a node that keeps no
+// receipts: transactions and blocks are then served without receipt-derived fields, and
+// receipt lookups report ErrNoReceiptStore.
 func newHandler(backend Backend, receiptStore receipt.ReceiptStore) (*ethrpc.Server, error) {
-	if receiptStore == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("EVM-only RPC requires a receipt store")
-	}
 	rpcServer := ethrpc.NewServer()
 	if err := rpcServer.RegisterName("eth", &sendAPI{backend: backend}); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("register EVM-only send RPC: %w", err)
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx.go b/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx.go
index 0f187cebf7..15f35a6713 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func (api *txAPI) GetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*
 // returns a nil receipt with a nil error when hash is unknown or its block is
 // not yet finalized.
 func (api *txAPI) lookupFinalizedTx(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*evmtypes.Receipt, *coretypes.ResultBlock, error) {
+	if api.store == nil {
+		return nil, nil, ErrNoReceiptStore
+	}
 	stored, err := api.store.GetReceipt(receiptContext(ctx), hash)
 	if errors.Is(err, receiptpkg.ErrNotFound) {
 		return nil, nil, nil
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx_test.go b/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx_test.go
index 8bdc03bc79..9252b0ddf2 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx_test.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/rpc/tx_test.go
@@ -420,7 +420,36 @@ func TestGetTransactionByHashEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, missing)
 }
 
-func TestHandlerRequiresReceiptStore(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := newHandler(&testBackend{}, nil)
-	require.EqualError(t, err, "EVM-only RPC requires a receipt store")
+// A node without a receipt store still serves blocks; receipt-backed lookups say so
+// rather than answering null, which a client would read as "not mined".
+func TestHandlerWithoutReceiptStore(t *testing.T) {
+	blockHash := common.HexToHash("0xabcd")
+	block, tx1, _, _ := multiTxBlock(t, 9, blockHash, time.Unix(1_700_000_000, 0))
+	backend := fixedGasLimitBackend(t, 35_000_000, func(context.Context, *coretypes.RequestBlockInfo) (*coretypes.ResultBlock, error) {
+		return block, nil
+	})
+	backend.proxy = utils.None[*ethrpc.Client]()
+	handler, err := newHandler(backend, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(handler.Stop)
+	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+	client, err := ethrpc.DialHTTP(server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(client.Close)
+
+	var byNumber map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, client.CallContext(t.Context(), &byNumber, "eth_getBlockByNumber", "latest", true))
+	require.Equal(t, "0x9", byNumber["number"])
+	require.Equal(t, "0x0", byNumber["gasUsed"])
+	txs, ok := byNumber["transactions"].([]any)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.Len(t, txs, 2)
+
+	var receipt map[string]any
+	err = client.CallContext(t.Context(), &receipt, "eth_getTransactionReceipt", tx1.Hash())
+	require.EqualError(t, err, ErrNoReceiptStore.Error())
+	var byHash map[string]any
+	err = client.CallContext(t.Context(), &byHash, "eth_getTransactionByHash", tx1.Hash())
+	require.EqualError(t, err, ErrNoReceiptStore.Error())
 }
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/storage_manager.go b/giga/evmonly/storage_manager.go
index a861c39521..89609793ee 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/storage_manager.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/storage_manager.go
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewValidatorStorageConfig returns the disk-backed storage configuration for
-// an EVM-only validator. It enables FlatKV, receipt, and block persistence.
-func NewValidatorStorageConfig(homePath string) (*seidbconfig.GigaStorageConfig, error) {
+// an EVM-only validator. It enables FlatKV and block persistence, and receipt
+// persistence when receipts is set.
+func NewValidatorStorageConfig(homePath string, receipts bool) (*seidbconfig.GigaStorageConfig, error) {
 	storageConfig, err := seidbconfig.DefaultGigaStorageConfig(homePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	storageConfig.WithValidatorMode()
-	storageConfig.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable = true
+	storageConfig.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable = receipts
 	return storageConfig, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/giga/evmonly/storage_manager_test.go b/giga/evmonly/storage_manager_test.go
index e75db0d482..91c15b34ec 100644
--- a/giga/evmonly/storage_manager_test.go
+++ b/giga/evmonly/storage_manager_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewValidatorStorageConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	storageConfig, err := NewValidatorStorageConfig(t.TempDir())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, storageConfig.FlatKVConfig)
-	require.False(t, storageConfig.SSConfig.Enable)
-	require.True(t, storageConfig.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable)
-	require.NotNil(t, storageConfig.BlockDBConfig)
+	for _, receipts := range []bool{true, false} {
+		storageConfig, err := NewValidatorStorageConfig(t.TempDir(), receipts)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, storageConfig.FlatKVConfig)
+		require.False(t, storageConfig.SSConfig.Enable)
+		require.Equal(t, receipts, storageConfig.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable)
+		require.NotNil(t, storageConfig.BlockDBConfig)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery.go b/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery.go
index 3c3df6c50a..03bbd19750 100644
--- a/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery.go
+++ b/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package bootstrap
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-db/ledger_db/block/littblock"
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ func (m *GigaStorageManager) OpenDBWithRecovery(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := m.openBlockStore(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := m.requireNoReceiptsWhenDisabled(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	targetHeight, err := m.findTargetRecoveryHeight()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -94,6 +98,29 @@ func (m *GigaStorageManager) openReceiptStore() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ErrDisabledReceiptStoreHoldsBlocks is returned when receipts are disabled on a node whose receipt
+// directory still holds blocks.
+var ErrDisabledReceiptStoreHoldsBlocks = errors.New("receipt store is disabled but holds blocks")
+
+// requireNoReceiptsWhenDisabled refuses to run with receipts disabled while the receipt directory holds
+// blocks. A disabled store is left out of recovery and falls behind the others; re-enabling it later
+// would then read its stale head as a store to converge on and roll every other store back to it. An
+// operator clears the directory to disable receipts, so a later re-enable starts from an empty store.
+func (m *GigaStorageManager) requireNoReceiptsWhenDisabled() error {
+	if m.cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable {
+		return nil
+	}
+	head, err := receipt.GetLatestBlock(m.cfg.ReceiptDBConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read disabled receipt store head: %w", err)
+	}
+	if head == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s is at block %d; remove that directory to run without receipts, or enable them",
+		ErrDisabledReceiptStoreHoldsBlocks, m.cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.DBDirectory, head)
+}
+
 // findTargetRecoveryHeight returns the height every store is recovered to, read from the heads of the
 // block store, the state WAL and the receipt store. A disabled receipt store reads as 0, which is the
 // same as an empty one: no opinion on the height.
diff --git a/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery_test.go b/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery_test.go
index 9ab9bdb72c..39b13fcd82 100644
--- a/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery_test.go
+++ b/sei-db/bootstrap/recovery_test.go
@@ -746,3 +746,38 @@ func TestOpenDBWithoutRecoveryOnAFreshHome(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Zero(t, manager.SS().GetLatestVersion())
 	require.Zero(t, manager.ReceiptDB().LatestVersion())
 }
+
+// Receipts disabled on a node whose receipt directory holds blocks is refused rather than run: left out
+// of recovery, that store would fall behind, and enabling receipts again later would converge every
+// other store back onto its stale head. Clearing the directory is what makes the disable stick, and a
+// re-enable after that is the empty-store case.
+func TestDisablingReceiptsOverAStoreHoldingBlocksIsRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := config.DefaultGigaStorageConfig(t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	manager, err := NewGigaStorageManager(t.Context(), cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	commitBlocks(t, manager, 3)
+	writeReceipts(t, manager, 3)
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Close())
+
+	cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable = false
+	_, err = NewGigaStorageManager(t.Context(), cfg)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrDisabledReceiptStoreHoldsBlocks)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.DBDirectory)
+
+	require.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.DBDirectory))
+	manager, err = NewGigaStorageManager(t.Context(), cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, manager.ReceiptDB())
+	require.NoError(t, manager.StateDB().CommitStateChanges(4, evmBlock(4, 4)))
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Close())
+
+	cfg.ReceiptDBConfig.Enable = true
+	manager, err = NewGigaStorageManager(t.Context(), cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { require.NoError(t, manager.Close()) }()
+	version, err := manager.SC().GetLatestVersion()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(4), version, "re-enabling receipts over an empty store must not roll state back")
+	require.Zero(t, manager.ReceiptDB().LatestVersion())
+}
diff --git a/sei-tendermint/config/autobahn.go b/sei-tendermint/config/autobahn.go
index 78f68df76f..e552608256 100644
--- a/sei-tendermint/config/autobahn.go
+++ b/sei-tendermint/config/autobahn.go
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ type AutobahnFileConfig struct {
 	// Useful for loadtesting (to compare enabled/disabled performance).
 	// Defaults to true.
 	EnableEvmProxy utils.Option[bool] `json:"enable_evm_proxy,omitzero"`
+	// Whether an EVM-only node keeps a receipt store. A node without one
+	// serves blocks over EVM RPC but no receipts or logs: receipt and
+	// transaction lookups fail with "this node does not store receipts",
+	// and receipt-derived block fields (a block's gasUsed, eth_feeHistory's
+	// gasUsedRatio) read as zero. Its Commit does not wait for receipts to
+	// land; RPC-serving nodes keep it on.
+	// Turning it off on a node whose receipt directory already holds blocks
+	// is refused at startup until that directory is removed, so that
+	// turning it back on later starts from an empty store rather than
+	// rolling state back to the stale receipt head.
+	// Ignored when PersistentStateDir is absent. Defaults to true.
+	EnableReceiptStore utils.Option[bool] `json:"enable_receipt_store,omitzero"`
 	// BlockDB optionally overlays AutobahnBlockDBConfig onto littblock.DefaultConfig
 	// when PersistentStateDir is set. Zero value ⇒ littblock.DefaultConfig unchanged
 	// (see AutobahnBlockDBConfig for field semantics). Ignored when
@@ -100,6 +112,10 @@ func (c *AutobahnFileConfig) GetEnableEvmProxy() bool {
 	return c.EnableEvmProxy.Or(true)
 }
 
+func (c *AutobahnFileConfig) GetEnableReceiptStore() bool {
+	return c.EnableReceiptStore.Or(true)
+}
+
 // DefaultMaxInboundFullnodePeers is the built-in cap used when
 // AutobahnFileConfig.MaxInboundFullnodePeers is absent.
 //
diff --git a/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app.go b/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app.go
index 09cdbc3b77..1696deaec3 100644
--- a/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app.go
+++ b/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app.go
@@ -866,13 +866,14 @@ func (a *evmOnlyApplication) pendingCursor(height int64) (evmOnlyCursor, error)
 	panic("unreachable")
 }
 
-// Commit acknowledges the finalized block as the one the chain builds on, once
-// its receipts are readable: the height this advances is what RPC serves as
-// latest, and a block it serves has its receipts. The block's state commit may
-// still be landing in the store: it is not waited for here, since that would
-// put the write back on the block loop. A commit that fails halts the node here
-// or through the next FinalizeBlock, and a restart resumes from the store's own
-// version.
+// Commit acknowledges the finalized block as the one the chain builds on: the
+// height it advances is what RPC serves as latest. On a node with a receipt
+// store it first waits for the block's receipts to land, so a block RPC serves
+// has them; a node without one has nothing to wait for. The block's state
+// commit may still be landing in the store: it is not waited for here, since
+// that would put the write back on the block loop. A commit that fails halts
+// the node here or through the next FinalizeBlock, and a restart resumes from
+// the store's own version.
 func (a *evmOnlyApplication) Commit(context.Context) (*abci.ResponseCommit, error) {
 	if executor, ok := a.settler.Load().Get(); ok {
 		if err := executor.AwaitReceipts(); err != nil {
diff --git a/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app_test.go b/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app_test.go
index 3e098da016..f2ba3e320e 100644
--- a/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app_test.go
+++ b/sei-tendermint/internal/evmonlyapp/app_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func closeEVMOnlyTestApp(t *testing.T, app abci.Application, storage *bootstrap.
 
 func openEVMOnlyTestStorage(t *testing.T, home string) *bootstrap.GigaStorageManager {
 	t.Helper()
-	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(home)
+	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(home, true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// The store outlives the test body: the last block's commit is still landing
 	// when it ends, and closeEVMOnlyTestApp settles it from a cleanup, which
diff --git a/sei-tendermint/node/fast_check_tx_test.go b/sei-tendermint/node/fast_check_tx_test.go
index 33717eacd1..3f27ecd87a 100644
--- a/sei-tendermint/node/fast_check_tx_test.go
+++ b/sei-tendermint/node/fast_check_tx_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	txtypes "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/types/tx"
 	abci "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-tendermint/config"
+	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-tendermint/libs/utils"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-tendermint/libs/utils/require"
 	evmtypes "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/x/evm/types"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/x/evm/types/ethtx"
@@ -118,6 +119,27 @@ func TestPrepareApplicationEVMOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, validator.ValidatorKey.Bytes(), validators[0].PubKey.GetEd25519())
 }
 
+func TestPrepareApplicationEVMOnlyWithoutReceiptStore(t *testing.T) {
+	validator := makeValidator([]byte("evm-only-validator"), []byte("evm-only-node"), "localhost:26660")
+	fc := defaultFileConfig(t, []config.AutobahnValidator{validator})
+	fc.EnableReceiptStore = utils.Some(false)
+	autobahnConfigFile := writeAutobahnConfig(t, fc)
+
+	_, storage, err := prepareApplication(t.Context(), &config.Config{
+		BaseConfig: config.BaseConfig{
+			EVMOnly: true,
+			MockApp: true,
+		},
+		AutobahnConfigFile: autobahnConfigFile,
+	}, abci.BaseApplication{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	manager, ok := storage.Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, manager.Close()) })
+	require.NotNil(t, manager.StateDB())
+	require.Nil(t, manager.ReceiptDB())
+}
+
 func TestPrepareApplicationEVMOnlyRequiresReadableAutobahnConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, err := prepareApplication(t.Context(), &config.Config{
 		BaseConfig:         config.BaseConfig{EVMOnly: true},
diff --git a/sei-tendermint/node/setup.go b/sei-tendermint/node/setup.go
index 2d571f4730..cdbfc5696c 100644
--- a/sei-tendermint/node/setup.go
+++ b/sei-tendermint/node/setup.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func openEVMOnlyStorageManager(
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("EVM-only execution requires Autobahn persistent_state_dir")
 	}
-	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(directory)
+	storageConfig, err := evmonly.NewValidatorStorageConfig(directory, fc.GetEnableReceiptStore())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build EVM-only storage config: %w", err)
 	}