diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
index 4144b0d53b738..0a11fb38c9fc1 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ impl Backend {
                     *self.fork.write() = Some(fork);
                     *self.env.write() = env;
                 } else {
-                    let gas_limit =
-                        self.node_config.read().await.clone().fork_gas_limit(&fork_block);
+                    let gas_limit = self.node_config.read().await.fork_gas_limit(&fork_block);
                     let mut env = self.env.write();
 
                     env.cfg.chain_id = fork.chain_id();
diff --git a/crates/anvil/tests/it/fork.rs b/crates/anvil/tests/it/fork.rs
index e118adc6415e8..8d5b0c588d184 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/tests/it/fork.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/tests/it/fork.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,26 @@ async fn test_fork_gas_limit_applied_from_config() {
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn test_fork_gas_limit_disabled_from_config() {
-    let (api, _handle) = spawn(fork_config().disable_block_gas_limit(true)).await;
+    let (api, handle) = spawn(fork_config().disable_block_gas_limit(true)).await;
 
     // see https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/pull/8933
     assert_eq!(api.gas_limit(), U256::from(U64::MAX));
+
+    // try to mine a couple blocks
+    let provider = handle.http_provider();
+    let tx = TransactionRequest::default()
+        .to(Address::random())
+        .value(U256::from(1337u64))
+        .from(handle.dev_wallets().next().unwrap().address());
+    let tx = WithOtherFields::new(tx);
+    let _ = provider.send_transaction(tx).await.unwrap().get_receipt().await.unwrap();
+
+    let tx = TransactionRequest::default()
+        .to(Address::random())
+        .value(U256::from(1337u64))
+        .from(handle.dev_wallets().next().unwrap().address());
+    let tx = WithOtherFields::new(tx);
+    let _ = provider.send_transaction(tx).await.unwrap().get_receipt().await.unwrap();
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
diff --git a/crates/test-utils/src/rpc.rs b/crates/test-utils/src/rpc.rs
index 1839843c2e54f..6f91be10ff70e 100644
--- a/crates/test-utils/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/crates/test-utils/src/rpc.rs
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ pub fn next_mainnet_etherscan_api_key() -> String {
 fn next_url(is_ws: bool, chain: NamedChain) -> String {
     use NamedChain::*;
 
+    if matches!(chain, NamedChain::Base) {
+        return "https://mainnet.base.org".to_string();
+    }
+
     let idx = next() % num_keys();
     let is_infura = idx < INFURA_KEYS.len();
 
     let key = if is_infura { INFURA_KEYS[idx] } else { ALCHEMY_KEYS[idx - INFURA_KEYS.len()] };
 
-    if matches!(chain, NamedChain::Base) {
-        return "https://mainnet.base.org".to_string();
-    }
-
     // Nowhere near complete.
     let prefix = if is_infura {
         match chain {