diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/OverlayTrieStore.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/OverlayTrieStore.cs
index 6108165f1a2..9038dd5b1b3 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/OverlayTrieStore.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/OverlayTrieStore.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Demerzel Solutions Limited
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
+using System;
 using Nethermind.Core;
 using Nethermind.Core.Crypto;
 using Nethermind.Logging;
@@ -12,10 +13,14 @@ public class OverlayTrieStore(IKeyValueStoreWithBatching? keyValueStore, IReadOn
     public override bool IsPersisted(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, in ValueHash256 keccak) =>
         base.IsPersisted(address, in path, in keccak) || store.IsPersisted(address, in path, in keccak);
 
-    public override TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash)
+    internal override TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash, bool isReadOnly)
     {
-        TrieNode node = base.FindCachedOrUnknown(address, in path, hash);
-        return node.NodeType == NodeType.Unknown ? store.FindCachedOrUnknown(address, in path, hash) : node;
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(hash);
+
+        TrieNode node = base.FindCachedOrUnknown(address, in path, hash, isReadOnly);
+        return node.NodeType == NodeType.Unknown
+            ? store.FindCachedOrUnknown(address, in path, hash) // no need to pass isReadOnly - IReadOnlyTrieStore overrides it as true
+            : node;
     }
 
     public override byte[]? LoadRlp(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256 hash, ReadFlags flags = ReadFlags.None) =>
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/TrieStore.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/TrieStore.cs
index f3781550d06..ad14529d092 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/TrieStore.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Trie/Pruning/TrieStore.cs
@@ -417,10 +417,10 @@ public IReadOnlyTrieStore AsReadOnly(INodeStorage? store) =>
 
         public bool IsNodeCached(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash) => DirtyNodesIsNodeCached(new TrieStoreDirtyNodesCache.Key(address, path, hash));
 
-        public virtual TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash) =>
+        public TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash) =>
             FindCachedOrUnknown(address, path, hash, false);
 
-        internal TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash, bool isReadOnly)
+        internal virtual TrieNode FindCachedOrUnknown(Hash256? address, in TreePath path, Hash256? hash, bool isReadOnly)
         {
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(hash);