diff --git a/testutil/keeper/fungible.go b/testutil/keeper/fungible.go
index 7ea4d8ff0f..20d427a49a 100644
--- a/testutil/keeper/fungible.go
+++ b/testutil/keeper/fungible.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func FungibleKeeper(t testing.TB) (*keeper.Keeper, sdk.Context) {
 
 	bankkeeper := bankkeeper2.BaseKeeper{}
 	authkeeper := authkeeper2.AccountKeeper{}
-	evmKeeper := evmkeeper.Keeper{}
+	evmKeeper := &evmkeeper.Keeper{}
 	zetaObserverKeeper := observerkeeper.Keeper{}
 	keeper := keeper.NewKeeper(
 		codec.NewProtoCodec(registry),