diff --git a/packages/client/lib/net/server/rlpxserver.ts b/packages/client/lib/net/server/rlpxserver.ts
index 949ccc4e41f..8c2f8cd99d0 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/net/server/rlpxserver.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/net/server/rlpxserver.ts
@@ -13,18 +13,28 @@ export interface RlpxServerOptions extends ServerOptions {
 
 const ignoredErrors = new RegExp(
   [
+    // Peer socket connection
     'ECONNRESET',
-    'EPIPE',
-    'ETIMEDOUT',
+    'EPIPE', // (?)
+    'ETIMEDOUT', // (?)
+
+    // ETH status handling
     'Genesis block mismatch',
-    'Handshake timed out',
+    'NetworkId mismatch',
+    'Unknown fork hash',
+
+    // DPT message decoding
     'Hash verification failed',
     'Invalid address buffer',
-    'Invalid MAC',
     'Invalid timestamp buffer',
-    'NetworkId mismatch',
-    'Timeout error: ping',
-    'Unknown fork hash',
+    'Invalid type',
+    'Timeout error: ping', // connection
+
+    // ECIES message encryption
+    'Invalid MAC',
+
+    // Client
+    'Handshake timed out', // Protocol handshake
   ].join('|')
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/sync/execution/vmexecution.ts b/packages/client/lib/sync/execution/vmexecution.ts
index 6a362292d93..4ca3021f9cc 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/sync/execution/vmexecution.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/sync/execution/vmexecution.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class VMExecution extends Execution {
    * Initializes VM execution. Must be called before run() is called
    */
   async open(): Promise<void> {
-    const headBlock = await this.vm.blockchain.getHead()
+    const headBlock = await this.vm.blockchain.getIteratorHead()
     const blockNumber = headBlock.header.number.toNumber()
     this.config.execCommon.setHardforkByBlockNumber(blockNumber)
     this.hardfork = this.config.execCommon.hardfork()