diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 1fb48973244b..3652b3e35ab3 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/fdlimit"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -1968,24 +1967,13 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (chain *core.BlockChain, chai
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
+
 	var engine consensus.Engine
-	if config.Clique != nil {
-		engine = clique.New(config.Clique, chainDb)
-	} else {
-		engine = ethash.NewFaker()
-		if !ctx.GlobalBool(FakePoWFlag.Name) {
-			engine = ethash.New(ethash.Config{
-				CacheDir:         stack.ResolvePath(ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CacheDir),
-				CachesInMem:      ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesInMem,
-				CachesOnDisk:     ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesOnDisk,
-				CachesLockMmap:   ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesLockMmap,
-				DatasetDir:       stack.ResolvePath(ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir),
-				DatasetsInMem:    ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsInMem,
-				DatasetsOnDisk:   ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
-				DatasetsLockMmap: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsLockMmap,
-			}, nil, false)
-		}
+	ethashConf := ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash
+	if ctx.GlobalBool(FakePoWFlag.Name) {
+		ethashConf.PowMode = ethash.ModeFake
 	}
+	engine = ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, config, &ethashConf, nil, false, chainDb)
 	if gcmode := ctx.GlobalString(GCModeFlag.Name); gcmode != "full" && gcmode != "archive" {
 		Fatalf("--%s must be either 'full' or 'archive'", GCModeFlag.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
index 8fca0fdc7092..e18340b0f33e 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func VerifyEip1559Header(config *params.ChainConfig, parent, header *types.Heade
 	expectedBaseFee := CalcBaseFee(config, parent)
 	if header.BaseFee.Cmp(expectedBaseFee) != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee: have %s, want %s, parentBaseFee %s, parentGasUsed %d",
-			expectedBaseFee, header.BaseFee, parent.BaseFee, parent.GasUsed)
+			header.BaseFee, expectedBaseFee, parent.BaseFee, parent.GasUsed)
 	}
 	return nil
 }