diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
index 64fb107..7bed3df 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package keeper
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ type Keeper struct {
 
 	// execIndex is unique index for each execution, which is used
 	// unique key for transient stores.
-	execIndex *uint64
+	execIndex *atomic.Uint64
 
 	// transient store
 	TSchema               collections.Schema
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ func NewKeeper(
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	execIndex := uint64(0)
+	execIndex := &atomic.Uint64{}
+	execIndex.Store(0)
 	k := &Keeper{
 		ac:           ac,
 		cdc:          cdc,
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ func NewKeeper(
 		Params:  collections.NewItem(sb, types.ParamsKey, "params", codec.CollValue[types.Params](cdc)),
 		VMStore: collections.NewMap(sb, types.VMStorePrefix, "vm_store", collections.BytesKey, collections.BytesValue),
 
-		execIndex: &execIndex,
+		execIndex: execIndex,
 
 		TransientVMStore:      collections.NewMap(tsb, types.TransientVMStorePrefix, "transient_vm_store", collections.PairKeyCodec(collections.Uint64Key, collections.BytesKey), collections.BytesValue),
 		TransientCreated:      collections.NewKeySet(tsb, types.TransientCreatedPrefix, "transient_created", collections.PairKeyCodec(collections.Uint64Key, collections.BytesKey)),
diff --git a/x/evm/state/statedb.go b/x/evm/state/statedb.go
index 682f4b6..73f0791 100644
--- a/x/evm/state/statedb.go
+++ b/x/evm/state/statedb.go
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ func NewStateDB(
 	transientLogSize collections.Map[uint64, uint64],
 	transientAccessList collections.KeySet[collections.Pair[uint64, []byte]],
 	transientRefund collections.Map[uint64, uint64],
-	execIndex *uint64,
+	execIndex *atomic.Uint64,
 	// erc20 params
 	evm callableEVM,
 	erc20ABI *abi.ABI,
 	feeContractAddr common.Address,
 ) (*StateDB, error) {
-	eidx := atomic.AddUint64(execIndex, 1)
+	eidx := execIndex.Add(1)
 
 	err := transientLogSize.Set(ctx, eidx, 0)
 	if err != nil {