diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
index 7d9d9d1853d..aa38f501300 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
@@ -212,11 +212,10 @@ func (s *EngineServer) newPayload(ctx context.Context, req *engine_types.Executi
 		requests = append(requests, req.DepositRequests.Requests()...)
 		requests = append(requests, req.WithdrawalRequests.Requests()...)
 		requests = append(requests, req.ConsolidationRequests.Requests()...)
-	}
-
-	if requests != nil {
-		rh := types.DeriveSha(requests)
-		header.RequestsRoot = &rh
+		if requests != nil {
+			rh := types.DeriveSha(requests)
+			header.RequestsRoot = &rh
+		}
 	}
 
 	if version <= clparams.CapellaVersion {