diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py b/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
index f2394e1366..48241ee9f4 100644
--- a/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
+++ b/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ def _eth_call(self, arguments: list) -> HexBytes:
         txn_dict.pop("chainId", None)
 
         arguments[0] = txn_dict
+
         try:
             result = self.make_request("eth_call", arguments)
         except Exception as err:
diff --git a/src/ape_test/__init__.py b/src/ape_test/__init__.py
index e01b4a172e..ac7e632329 100644
--- a/src/ape_test/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ape_test/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class GasConfig(PluginConfig):
     Configuration related to test gas reports.
     """
 
+    exclude: list[GasExclusion] = []
     """
     Contract methods patterns to skip. Specify ``contract_name:`` and not
     ``method_name:`` to skip all methods in the contract. Only specify
@@ -30,12 +31,11 @@ class GasConfig(PluginConfig):
     both to skip methods in a certain contracts. Entries use glob-rules;
     use ``prefix_*`` to skip all items with a certain prefix.
     """
-    exclude: list[GasExclusion] = []
 
+    reports: list[str] = []
     """
     Report-types to use. Currently, only supports `terminal`.
     """
-    reports: list[str] = []
 
     @field_validator("reports", mode="before")
     @classmethod