diff --git a/emulator/blockchain.go b/emulator/blockchain.go
index c7c48ccd..63c35bc1 100644
--- a/emulator/blockchain.go
+++ b/emulator/blockchain.go
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ func configureTransactionValidator(conf config, blocks *blocks) *access.Transact
 	)
 }
 
-func (b *Blockchain) newFVMContextFromHeader(header *flowgo.Header) fvm.Context {
+func (b *Blockchain) setFVMContextFromHeader(header *flowgo.Header) fvm.Context {
 	b.vmCtx = fvm.NewContextFromParent(
 		b.vmCtx,
 		fvm.WithBlockHeader(header),
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ func (b *Blockchain) executeBlock() ([]*types.TransactionResult, error) {
 	}
 
 	header := b.pendingBlock.Block().Header
-	blockContext := b.newFVMContextFromHeader(header)
+	blockContext := b.setFVMContextFromHeader(header)
 
 	// cannot execute a block that has already executed
 	if b.pendingBlock.ExecutionComplete() {
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ func (b *Blockchain) ExecuteNextTransaction() (*types.TransactionResult, error)
 	defer b.mu.Unlock()
 
 	header := b.pendingBlock.Block().Header
-	blockContext := b.newFVMContextFromHeader(header)
+	blockContext := b.setFVMContextFromHeader(header)
 	return b.executeNextTransaction(blockContext)
 }