diff --git a/cmd/opera/launcher/check.go b/cmd/opera/launcher/check.go
index 03de24224..5322c58d0 100644
--- a/cmd/opera/launcher/check.go
+++ b/cmd/opera/launcher/check.go
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ func checkEvm(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	start, reported := time.Now(), time.Now()
 
 	var prevPoint idx.Block
+	var prevIndex idx.Block
 	checkBlocks := func(stateOK func(root common.Hash) (bool, error)) {
 		var (
 			lastIdx            = gdb.GetLatestBlockIndex()
 			prevPointRootExist bool
 		)
 		gdb.ForEachBlock(func(index idx.Block, block *inter.Block) {
+			prevIndex = index
 			found, err := stateOK(common.Hash(block.Root))
 			if found != prevPointRootExist {
 				if index > 0 && found {
@@ -57,9 +59,9 @@ func checkEvm(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	if err := evms.CheckEvm(checkBlocks); err != nil {
+	if err := evms.CheckEvm(checkBlocks, true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Info("EVM storage is verified", "last", prevPoint, "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
+	log.Info("EVM storage is verified", "last", prevIndex, "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/gossip/evmstore/utils.go b/gossip/evmstore/utils.go
index 5cace1c8c..5b9a65ce3 100644
--- a/gossip/evmstore/utils.go
+++ b/gossip/evmstore/utils.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 	emptyHash     = common.Hash{}
 )
 
-func (s *Store) CheckEvm(forEachState func(func(root common.Hash) (found bool, err error))) error {
+func (s *Store) CheckEvm(forEachState func(func(root common.Hash) (found bool, err error)), onlyRoots bool) error {
 	log.Info("Checking every node hash")
 	nodeIt := s.table.Evm.NewIterator(nil, nil)
 	defer nodeIt.Release()
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ func (s *Store) CheckEvm(forEachState func(func(root common.Hash) (found bool, e
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Checking presence of every node")
+	if onlyRoots {
+		log.Info("Checking presence of every root")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("Checking presence of every node")
+	}
 	var (
 		visitedHashes   = make([]common.Hash, 0, 1000000)
 		visitedI        = 0
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *Store) CheckEvm(forEachState func(func(root common.Hash) (found bool, e
 	forEachState(func(root common.Hash) (found bool, err error) {
 		stateTrie, err := s.EvmState.OpenTrie(root)
 		found = stateTrie != nil && err == nil
-		if !found {
+		if !found || onlyRoots {
 			return
 		}