diff --git a/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/__main__.py b/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/__main__.py
index 3203d3fd53..08deb9d0ea 100644
--- a/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/__main__.py
+++ b/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/__main__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 from . import VERSION, config
 from .cli import _create_argument_parser, generate_options, get_argument_type_setter, get_option_string_destination
-from .gst_to_kore import SORT_ETHEREUM_SIMULATION, gst_to_kore, kore_pgm_to_kore
+from .gst_to_kore import SORT_ETHEREUM_SIMULATION, filter_gst_keys, gst_to_kore, kore_pgm_to_kore
 from .kevm import KEVM, KEVMSemantics, kevm_node_printer
 from .kompile import KompileTarget, kevm_kompile
 from .utils import (
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ def exec_run(options: RunOptions) -> None:
 
     try:
         json_read = json.loads(options.input_file.read_text())
-        kore_pattern = gst_to_kore(json_read, options.schedule, options.mode, options.chainid, options.usegas)
+        gst_data = filter_gst_keys(json_read)
+        kore_pattern = gst_to_kore(gst_data, options.schedule, options.mode, options.chainid, options.usegas)
     except json.JSONDecodeError:
         pgm_token = KToken(options.input_file.read_text(), KSort('EthereumSimulation'))
         kast_pgm = kevm.parse_token(pgm_token)