diff --git a/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim b/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
index 46b365cc99..77aa9588da 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ proc cmp(jsc: var JsonComparator; a, b: JsonNode, path: string): bool =
     of JNull:
       result = true
     of JArray:
+      if a.len != b.len:
+        jsc.exit("ARRAY A.len($1) != B.len($2)" % [$a.len, $b.len])
       for i, x in a.elems:
         if not jsc.cmp(x, b.elems[i], path & "/" & $i):
           return false
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ const
       ),
       output: T8nOutput(alloc: true, result: true),
       expOut: "exp.json",
-    ),  
+    ),
   ]
 
 proc main() =
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp1.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp1.json
index 1f078d2d62..72cedebee2 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp1.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp1.json
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
     "currentExcessBlobGas": "0x2b80000",
     "blobGasUsed": "0x0",
     "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
-    "requests": [
-      "0x",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
-    ]
+    "requests": []
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp2.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp2.json
index aee740be93..e37edad602 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp2.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp2.json
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
     "currentExcessBlobGas": "0x2b80000",
     "blobGasUsed": "0x0",
     "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
-    "requests": [
-      "0x",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
-    ]
+    "requests": []
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp3.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp3.json
index 99ea26c342..2144659087 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp3.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-525/exp3.json
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
     "blobGasUsed": "0x0",
     "requestsHash": "0xf34c7b46f404c6c6f91b540c098b6dfe3f59b7e50ad155807c8c7d2221e52241",
     "requests": [
-      "0x81521c60874daf5b425c21e44caf045c4d475e8b33a557a28cee3c46ef9cf9bd95b4c75a0bb629981b40d0102452dd4c020000000000000000000000332e43696a505ef45b9319973785f837ce5267b9000065cd1d0000008c8f2647f342d2c3e8fd07c6b3b9b16383ac11c4be6a6962c7fc18a789daee5fac20ee0bbe4a10383759aaffacacb72b0d67f998730cdf4995fe73afe434dfce2803b343606f67fc4995597c0af9e0fe9ed00006e5889bec29171f670e7d9be20000000000000000",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
+      "0x0081521c60874daf5b425c21e44caf045c4d475e8b33a557a28cee3c46ef9cf9bd95b4c75a0bb629981b40d0102452dd4c020000000000000000000000332e43696a505ef45b9319973785f837ce5267b9000065cd1d0000008c8f2647f342d2c3e8fd07c6b3b9b16383ac11c4be6a6962c7fc18a789daee5fac20ee0bbe4a10383759aaffacacb72b0d67f998730cdf4995fe73afe434dfce2803b343606f67fc4995597c0af9e0fe9ed00006e5889bec29171f670e7d9be20000000000000000",
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-526/exp.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-526/exp.json
index d60fa9d0d0..dd9464aa1d 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-526/exp.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-526/exp.json
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
     "currentBaseFee": "0x7",
     "withdrawalsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
     "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
-    "requests": [
-      "0x",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
-    ]
+    "requests": []
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-527/exp.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-527/exp.json
index 67df6b1736..d3d8c34042 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/00-527/exp.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/00-527/exp.json
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
     "currentBaseFee": "0x7",
     "withdrawalsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
     "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
-    "requests": [
-      "0x",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
-    ]
+    "requests": []
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/33/exp.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/33/exp.json
index 759b59d8dc..96efb004c9 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/testdata/33/exp.json
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/33/exp.json
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@
     "currentBaseFee": "0x7",
     "withdrawalsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
     "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
-    "requests": [
-      "0x",
-      "0x",
-      "0x"
-    ]
+    "requests": []
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/t8n/transition.nim b/tools/t8n/transition.nim
index 0ad6cd3ec3..59db240ef9 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/transition.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/transition.nim
@@ -358,16 +358,23 @@ proc exec(ctx: TransContext,
     var allLogs: seq[Log]
     for rec in result.result.receipts:
       allLogs.add rec.logs
-    let
+    var
       depositReqs = parseDepositLogs(allLogs, vmState.com.depositContractAddress).valueOr:
         raise newError(ErrorEVM, error)
-      requestsHash = calcRequestsHash([
-        (DEPOSIT_REQUEST_TYPE, depositReqs),
-        (WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_TYPE, withdrawalReqs),
-        (CONSOLIDATION_REQUEST_TYPE, consolidationReqs)
-      ])
+      executionRequests: seq[seq[byte]]
+
+    template append(dst, reqType, reqData) =
+      if reqData.len > 0:
+        reqData.insert(reqType)
+        dst.add(move(reqData))
+
+    executionRequests.append(DEPOSIT_REQUEST_TYPE, depositReqs)
+    executionRequests.append(WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_TYPE, withdrawalReqs)
+    executionRequests.append(CONSOLIDATION_REQUEST_TYPE, consolidationReqs)
+
+    let requestsHash = calcRequestsHash(executionRequests)
     result.result.requestsHash = Opt.some(requestsHash)
-    result.result.requests = Opt.some([depositReqs, withdrawalReqs, consolidationReqs])
+    result.result.requests = Opt.some(executionRequests)
 
 template wrapException(body: untyped) =
   when wrapExceptionEnabled:
diff --git a/tools/t8n/types.nim b/tools/t8n/types.nim
index eb8eba6c1d..e92f3de489 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/types.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/types.nim
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type
     blobGasUsed*: Opt[uint64]
     currentExcessBlobGas*: Opt[uint64]
     requestsHash*: Opt[Hash32]
-    requests*: Opt[array[3, seq[byte]]]
+    requests*: Opt[seq[seq[byte]]]
 
 const
   ErrorEVM*              = 2.T8NExitCode