diff --git a/consensus/beacon/consensus.go b/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
index dbba73947f32..6a8a902422d7 100644
--- a/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (beacon *Beacon) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header, pa
 		return errors.New("missing withdrawalsHash")
 	}
 	if !shanghai && header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", *header.WithdrawalsHash)
 	}
 	// Verify the existence / non-existence of cancun-specific header fields
 	cancun := chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time)
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index a6f02c8c2b1c..323744c384d1 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (c *Clique) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 	}
 	// Verify the non-existence of withdrawalsHash.
 	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", *header.WithdrawalsHash)
 	}
 	if chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("clique does not support cancun fork")
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (c *Clique) verifyCascadingFields(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header
 	if !chain.Config().IsLondon(header.Number) {
 		// Verify BaseFee not present before EIP-1559 fork.
 		if header.BaseFee != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee before fork: have %d, want <nil>", header.BaseFee)
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee before fork: have %s, want <nil>", header.BaseFee)
 		}
 		if err := misc.VerifyGaslimit(parent.GasLimit, header.GasLimit); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
index 376cbac8c095..9ac568702d57 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header, pa
 	if !chain.Config().IsLondon(header.Number) {
 		// Verify BaseFee not present before EIP-1559 fork.
 		if header.BaseFee != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee before fork: have %d, expected 'nil'", header.BaseFee)
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee before fork: have %s, expected 'nil'", header.BaseFee)
 		}
 		if err := misc.VerifyGaslimit(parent.GasLimit, header.GasLimit); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header, pa
 	}
 	// Verify the non-existence of withdrawalsHash.
 	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", *header.WithdrawalsHash)
 	}
 	if chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("ethash does not support cancun fork")