diff --git a/premix/downloader.nim b/premix/downloader.nim
index d5e9c739c..515a2da7d 100644
--- a/premix/downloader.nim
+++ b/premix/downloader.nim
@@ -120,12 +120,13 @@ proc requestBlock*(
 
   if DownloadReceipts in flags:
     result.receipts   = requestReceipts(header, client)
-    let
-      receiptRoot   = calcReceiptRoot(result.receipts).prefixHex
-      receiptRootOK = result.header.receiptRoot.prefixHex
-    if receiptRoot != receiptRootOK:
-      debug "wrong receipt root", receiptRoot, receiptRootOK, blockNumber
-      raise newException(ValueError, "Error when validating receipt root")
+    if DownloadAndValidate in flags:
+      let
+        receiptRoot   = calcReceiptRoot(result.receipts).prefixHex
+        receiptRootOK = result.header.receiptRoot.prefixHex
+      if receiptRoot != receiptRootOK:
+        debug "wrong receipt root", receiptRoot, receiptRootOK, blockNumber
+        raise newException(ValueError, "Error when validating receipt root")
 
   if DownloadAndValidate in flags:
     let
diff --git a/premix/parser.nim b/premix/parser.nim
index ae4a192a7..ae92cb9f3 100644
--- a/premix/parser.nim
+++ b/premix/parser.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed under either of
 #  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
 #    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import
 
 import ../nimbus/transaction, ../nimbus/utils/ec_recover
 
+from stew/objects import checkedEnumAssign
+
 template stripLeadingZeros(value: string): string =
   var cidx = 0
   # ignore the last character so we retain '0' on zero value
@@ -225,7 +227,15 @@ proc parseLogs(n: JsonNode): seq[Log] =
     result = @[]
 
 proc parseReceipt*(n: JsonNode): Receipt =
-  var rec = Receipt(receiptType: LegacyReceipt)
+  var recType: byte
+  n.fromJson "type", recType
+  var txVal: ReceiptType
+  var rec =
+    if checkedEnumAssign(txVal, recType):
+      Receipt(receiptType: txVal)
+    else:
+      raise newException(ValueError, "Unknown receipt type")
+
   if n.hasKey("root"):
     var hash: Hash256
     n.fromJson "root", hash