diff --git a/block/manager.go b/block/manager.go
index 89b00b11a..afce8e161 100644
--- a/block/manager.go
+++ b/block/manager.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/go-diodes"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	"github.com/avast/retry-go"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	abciconv "github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint/conv/abci"
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint/node/events"
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint/p2p"
@@ -567,27 +567,28 @@ func (m *Manager) alignStoreWithApp(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block) (bo
 	if err != nil {
 		return isRequired, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get app info")
 	}
-	if uint64(proxyAppInfo.LastBlockHeight) == block.Header.Height {
-		isRequired = true
-		m.logger.Info("Skipping block application and only updating store height and state hash", "height", block.Header.Height)
-		// update the state with the hash, last store height and last validators.
-		m.lastState.AppHash = *(*[32]byte)(proxyAppInfo.LastBlockAppHash)
-		m.lastState.LastStoreHeight = block.Header.Height
-		m.lastState.LastValidators = m.lastState.Validators.Copy()
+	if uint64(proxyAppInfo.LastBlockHeight) != block.Header.Height {
+		return isRequired, nil
+	}
 
-		resp, err := m.store.LoadBlockResponses(block.Header.Height)
-		if err != nil {
-			return isRequired, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load block responses")
-		}
-		copy(m.lastState.LastResultsHash[:], tmtypes.NewResults(resp.DeliverTxs).Hash())
+	isRequired = true
+	m.logger.Info("Skipping block application and only updating store height and state hash", "height", block.Header.Height)
+	// update the state with the hash, last store height and last validators.
+	m.lastState.AppHash = *(*[32]byte)(proxyAppInfo.LastBlockAppHash)
+	m.lastState.LastStoreHeight = block.Header.Height
+	m.lastState.LastValidators = m.lastState.Validators.Copy()
 
-		_, err = m.store.UpdateState(m.lastState, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return isRequired, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update state")
-		}
-		m.store.SetHeight(block.Header.Height)
-		return isRequired, nil
+	resp, err := m.store.LoadBlockResponses(block.Header.Height)
+	if err != nil {
+		return isRequired, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load block responses")
+	}
+	copy(m.lastState.LastResultsHash[:], tmtypes.NewResults(resp.DeliverTxs).Hash())
+
+	_, err = m.store.UpdateState(m.lastState, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return isRequired, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update state")
 	}
+	m.store.SetHeight(block.Header.Height)
 	return isRequired, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/state/executor.go b/state/executor.go
index 028c3aadb..e40eedc73 100644
--- a/state/executor.go
+++ b/state/executor.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ func (e *BlockExecutor) updateState(state types.State, block *types.Block, abciR
 	}
 
 	hash := block.Header.Hash()
+	//TODO: we can probably pass the state as a pointer and update it directly
 	s := types.State{
 		Version:         state.Version,
 		ChainID:         state.ChainID,
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ func (e *BlockExecutor) updateState(state types.State, block *types.Block, abciR
 		AppHash:         state.AppHash,
 		LastValidators:  state.LastValidators.Copy(),
 		LastStoreHeight: state.LastStoreHeight,
+
+		LastResultsHash: state.LastResultsHash,
+		BaseHeight:      state.BaseHeight,
 	}
 
 	return s, nil