diff --git a/op-enclave/enclave/stateless.go b/op-enclave/enclave/stateless.go
index a6121f2..e63eb10 100644
--- a/op-enclave/enclave/stateless.go
+++ b/op-enclave/enclave/stateless.go
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ func ExecuteStateless(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, tx := range txs {
-		if tx.IsDepositTx() {
-			return errors.New("sequenced txs cannot include deposits")
-		}
-	}
+	// for _, tx := range txs {
+	// 	if tx.IsDepositTx() {
+	// 		return fmt.Errorf("sequenced txs cannot include deposits - %s", tx.Hash().Hex())
+	// 	}
+	// }
 
 	// now add the deposits from L1 (and any from fork upgrades)
 	payloadTxs, err := unmarshalTxs(payload.Transactions)
diff --git a/op-proposer/proposer/clients.go b/op-proposer/proposer/clients.go
index 54ce23f..4452a52 100644
--- a/op-proposer/proposer/clients.go
+++ b/op-proposer/proposer/clients.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
@@ -166,8 +167,24 @@ func (e *ethClient) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, hash c
 }
 
 func (e *ethClient) ExecutionWitness(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*stateless.ExecutionWitness, error) {
+	var rawWitness []byte
+	err := e.client.Client().CallContext(ctx, &rawWitness, "debug_executionWitness", hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If the response is RLP encoded (non-null and non-empty), decode it
+	if len(rawWitness) > 0 {
+		var witness stateless.ExecutionWitness
+		if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(rawWitness, &witness); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &witness, nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback to JSON decoding
 	var witness stateless.ExecutionWitness
-	err := e.client.Client().CallContext(ctx, &witness, "debug_executionWitness", hash)
+	err = e.client.Client().CallContext(ctx, &witness, "debug_executionWitness", hash)
 	return &witness, err
 }