diff --git a/.github/workflows/contract.yml b/.github/workflows/contract.yml
index c46a67ec..60dd7328 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contract.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contract.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           owner: AntelopeIO
           repo: spring
           file: 'antelope-spring-dev.*ubuntu22\.04_amd64.deb'
-          target: '1'
+          target: 'main'
           prereleases: false
           artifact-name: antelope-spring-dev-ubuntu22-amd64
           container-package: antelope-spring-experimental-binaries
diff --git a/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp b/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
index 07fb689f..481ede80 100644
--- a/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
+++ b/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ class evm_validating_tester : public testing::base_tester {
    signed_block_ptr produce_block( fc::microseconds skip_time = fc::milliseconds(config::block_interval_ms), bool no_throw = false )override {
       auto produce_block_result = _produce_block(skip_time, false, no_throw);
       auto sb = produce_block_result.block;
-      auto bhf = validating_node->create_block_handle_future( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
-      struct controller::block_report br; 
-      validating_node->push_block(br, bhf.get(), forked_callback_t{}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
+      auto [best_head, obh] = validating_node->accept_block( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
+      EOS_ASSERT(obh, unlinkable_block_exception, "block did not link ${b}", ("b", sb->calculate_id()));
+      validating_node->apply_blocks( {}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
 
       return sb;
    }
@@ -361,17 +361,17 @@ class evm_validating_tester : public testing::base_tester {
    }
 
    void validate_push_block(const signed_block_ptr& sb) {
-      auto bhf = validating_node->create_block_handle_future( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
-      struct controller::block_report br;
-      validating_node->push_block(br, bhf.get(), forked_callback_t{}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
+      auto [best_head, obh] = validating_node->accept_block( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
+      EOS_ASSERT(obh, unlinkable_block_exception, "block did not link ${b}", ("b", sb->calculate_id()));
+      validating_node->apply_blocks( {}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
    }
 
    signed_block_ptr produce_empty_block( fc::microseconds skip_time = fc::milliseconds(config::block_interval_ms) )override {
       unapplied_transactions.add_aborted( control->abort_block() );
       auto sb = _produce_block(skip_time, true);
-      auto bhf = validating_node->create_block_handle_future( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
-      struct controller::block_report br;
-      validating_node->push_block(br, bhf.get(), forked_callback_t{}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
+      auto [best_head, obh] = validating_node->accept_block( sb->calculate_id(), sb );
+      EOS_ASSERT(obh, unlinkable_block_exception, "block did not link ${b}", ("b", sb->calculate_id()));
+      validating_node->apply_blocks( {}, trx_meta_cache_lookup{} );
 
       return sb;
    }