diff --git a/statediff/indexer/database/file/indexer_test.go b/statediff/indexer/database/file/indexer_test.go
index 9cbc78fe660f..2764f3539ff4 100644
--- a/statediff/indexer/database/file/indexer_test.go
+++ b/statediff/indexer/database/file/indexer_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ var (
 	sqlxdb    *sqlx.DB
 	err       error
 	ind       interfaces.StateDiffIndexer
-	ipfsPgGet = `SELECT data FROM public.blocks
-					WHERE key = $1`
+	ipfsPgGet = `SELECT COALESCE(data, '') as data FROM public.blocks
+					WHERE key = $1 AND block_number = $2`
 	tx1, tx2, tx3, tx4, tx5, rct1, rct2, rct3, rct4, rct5                          []byte
 	mockBlock                                                                      *types.Block
 	headerCID, trx1CID, trx2CID, trx3CID, trx4CID, trx5CID                         cid.Cid
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 		prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
 		var data []byte
-		err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+		err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 			mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 			prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
 			var data []byte
-			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		for i := range rcts {
 			results := make([]logIPLD, 0)
-			pgStr = `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, log_cids.topic0, log_cids.topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
+			pgStr = `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, COALESCE(log_cids.topic0, '') as topic0, COALESCE(log_cids.topic1, '') as topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
     				INNER JOIN eth.receipt_cids ON (log_cids.rct_id = receipt_cids.tx_id)
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (log_cids.leaf_mh_key = blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1 ORDER BY eth.log_cids.index ASC`
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for idx, c := range rcts {
 			result := make([]models.IPLDModel, 0)
-			pgStr = `SELECT data
+			pgStr = `SELECT COALESCE(data, '') as data
 					FROM eth.receipt_cids
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (receipt_cids.leaf_mh_key = public.blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1`
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 			mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 			prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
 			var data []byte
-			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 			prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
-			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 			mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 			prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
 			require.Equal(t, shared.RemovedNodeMhKey, prefixedKey)
-			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// check that storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes := make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		mhKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 		prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
-		err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+		err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// check that Removed storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes = make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
@@ -747,8 +747,8 @@ func TestFileIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			mhKey = dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(dc.Hash())
 			prefixedKey = blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + mhKey.String()
-			require.Equal(t, shared.RemovedNodeMhKey, prefixedKey)
-			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey)
+			require.Equal(t, shared.RemovedNodeMhKey, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
+			err = sqlxdb.Get(&data, ipfsPgGet, prefixedKey, mocks.BlockNumber.Uint64())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/indexer_shared_test.go b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/indexer_shared_test.go
index 197fe02b1633..1ed57f8f4b1b 100644
--- a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/indexer_shared_test.go
+++ b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/indexer_shared_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 	db        sql.Database
 	err       error
 	ind       interfaces.StateDiffIndexer
-	ipfsPgGet = `SELECT data FROM public.blocks
+	ipfsPgGet = `SELECT COALESCE(data, '') as data FROM public.blocks
 					WHERE key = $1 AND block_number = $2`
 	tx1, tx2, tx3, tx4, tx5, rct1, rct2, rct3, rct4, rct5                          []byte
 	mockBlock                                                                      *types.Block
diff --git a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/pgx_indexer_test.go b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/pgx_indexer_test.go
index b215187e58c0..19eb3ab9fe58 100644
--- a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/pgx_indexer_test.go
+++ b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/pgx_indexer_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/lib/pq"
-
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	blockstore "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore"
 	dshelp "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help"
@@ -207,14 +205,6 @@ func TestPGXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 				if txRes.Value != transactions[3].Value().String() {
 					t.Fatalf("expected tx value %s got %s", transactions[3].Value().String(), txRes.Value)
 				}
-				// AccessListElementModel is the db model for eth.access_list_entry
-				type AccessListElementModel struct {
-					BlockNumber string         `db:"block_number"`
-					Index       int64          `db:"index"`
-					TxID        string         `db:"tx_id"`
-					Address     string         `db:"address"`
-					StorageKeys pq.StringArray `db:"storage_keys"`
-				}
 				accessListElementModels := make([]models.AccessListElementModel, 0)
 				pgStr = "SELECT cast(access_list_elements.block_number AS TEXT), access_list_elements.index, access_list_elements.tx_id, " +
 					"access_list_elements.address, access_list_elements.storage_keys FROM eth.access_list_elements " +
@@ -267,7 +257,7 @@ func TestPGXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 				AND transaction_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
 				AND header_cids.block_number = $1
 				ORDER BY transaction_cids.index`
-		logsPgStr := `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, log_cids.topic0, log_cids.topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
+		logsPgStr := `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, COALESCE(log_cids.topic0, '') as topic0, COALESCE(log_cids.topic1, '') as topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
     				INNER JOIN eth.receipt_cids ON (log_cids.rct_id = receipt_cids.tx_id)
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (log_cids.leaf_mh_key = blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1 ORDER BY eth.log_cids.index ASC`
@@ -338,7 +328,7 @@ func TestPGXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for idx, c := range rcts {
 			result := make([]models.IPLDModel, 0)
-			pgStr = `SELECT data
+			pgStr = `SELECT COALESCE(data, '') as data
 					FROM eth.receipt_cids
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (receipt_cids.leaf_mh_key = public.blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1`
@@ -525,7 +515,7 @@ func TestPGXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		defer checkTxClosure(t, 1, 0, 1)
 		// check that storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes := make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
@@ -559,7 +549,7 @@ func TestPGXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// check that Removed storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes = make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
diff --git a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/sqlx_indexer_test.go b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/sqlx_indexer_test.go
index 0db98797cf10..7984d0d2903e 100644
--- a/statediff/indexer/database/sql/sqlx_indexer_test.go
+++ b/statediff/indexer/database/sql/sqlx_indexer_test.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func TestSQLXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 				AND transaction_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
 				AND header_cids.block_number = $1
 				ORDER BY transaction_cids.index`
-		logsPgStr := `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, log_cids.topic0, log_cids.topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
+		logsPgStr := `SELECT log_cids.index, log_cids.address, COALESCE(log_cids.topic0, '') as topic0, COALESCE(log_cids.topic1, '') as topic1, data FROM eth.log_cids
     				INNER JOIN eth.receipt_cids ON (log_cids.rct_id = receipt_cids.tx_id)
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (log_cids.leaf_mh_key = blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1 ORDER BY eth.log_cids.index ASC`
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func TestSQLXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for idx, c := range rcts {
 			result := make([]models.IPLDModel, 0)
-			pgStr = `SELECT data
+			pgStr = `SELECT COALESCE(data, '') as data
 					FROM eth.receipt_cids
 					INNER JOIN public.blocks ON (receipt_cids.leaf_mh_key = public.blocks.key)
 					WHERE receipt_cids.leaf_cid = $1`
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func TestSQLXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 		defer checkTxClosure(t, 0, 0, 0)
 		// check that storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes := make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr := `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func TestSQLXIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// check that Removed storage nodes were properly indexed
 		storageNodes = make([]models.StorageNodeWithStateKeyModel, 0)
-		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, storage_cids.storage_path
+		pgStr = `SELECT cast(storage_cids.block_number AS TEXT), storage_cids.cid, state_cids.state_leaf_key, storage_cids.storage_leaf_key, storage_cids.node_type, COALESCE(storage_cids.storage_path, '') as storage_path
 				FROM eth.storage_cids, eth.state_cids, eth.header_cids
 				WHERE (storage_cids.state_path, storage_cids.header_id) = (state_cids.state_path, state_cids.header_id)
 				AND state_cids.header_id = header_cids.block_hash