diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_suave_eth.go b/core/vm/contracts_suave_eth.go
index d50a3f8bd..9b6b64c81 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_suave_eth.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_suave_eth.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@@ -260,11 +261,15 @@ func (b *suaveRuntime) buildEthBlock(blockArgs types.BuildBlockArgs, dataID type
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not sign builder record: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	blobsBundle, err := parseBlobs(envelope.BlobsBundle)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse blobs: %w", err)
+	}
 	bidRequest := builderDeneb.SubmitBlockRequest{
 		Message:          &blockBidMsg,
 		ExecutionPayload: payload,
 		Signature:        signature,
-		BlobsBundle:      &builderDeneb.BlobsBundle{},
+		BlobsBundle:      blobsBundle,
 	}
 
 	bidBytes, err := bidRequest.MarshalJSON()
@@ -272,6 +277,13 @@ func (b *suaveRuntime) buildEthBlock(blockArgs types.BuildBlockArgs, dataID type
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not marshal builder record request: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// TODO: remove
+	res, err := b.submitEthBlockToRelay("https://0xafa4c6985aa049fb79dd37010438cfebeb0f2bd42b115b89dd678dab0670c1de38da0c4e9138c9290a398ecd9a0b3110@boost-relay-goerli.flashbots.net", bidBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not submit block to relay: %w", err)
+	}
+	log.Info("submitted block to relay", "response", string(res))
+
 	envelopeBytes, err := json.Marshal(envelope)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not marshal payload envelope: %w", err)
@@ -330,7 +342,7 @@ func executableDataToDenebExecutionPayload(data *dencun.ExecutableData) (*specDe
 		return nil, errors.New("base fee per gas: overflow")
 	}
 
-	return &specDeneb.ExecutionPayload{
+	payload := &specDeneb.ExecutionPayload{
 		ParentHash:    [32]byte(data.ParentHash),
 		FeeRecipient:  [20]byte(data.FeeRecipient),
 		StateRoot:     [32]byte(data.StateRoot),
@@ -346,7 +358,16 @@ func executableDataToDenebExecutionPayload(data *dencun.ExecutableData) (*specDe
 		BlockHash:     [32]byte(data.BlockHash),
 		Transactions:  transactionData,
 		Withdrawals:   withdrawalData,
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	if data.BlobGasUsed != nil {
+		payload.BlobGasUsed = *data.BlobGasUsed
+	}
+	if data.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
+		payload.ExcessBlobGas = *data.ExcessBlobGas
+	}
+
+	return payload, nil
 }
 
 func (c *suaveRuntime) submitBundleJsonRPC(url string, method string, params []byte) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -473,3 +494,43 @@ func (c *suaveRuntime) fillMevShareBundle(dataID types.DataId) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return json.Marshal(shareBundle)
 }
+
+func parseBlobs(bundle *dencun.BlobsBundleV1) (*builderDeneb.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	blobsBundle := &builderDeneb.BlobsBundle{}
+	for i, blob := range bundle.Blobs {
+		blobFixed, err := convertToFixedArray(blob, [131072]byte{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert blob to fixed array: %w", err)
+		}
+		blobsBundle.Blobs = append(blobsBundle.Blobs, blobFixed)
+
+		committmentFixed, err := convertToFixedArray(bundle.Commitments[i], [48]byte{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert commitments to fixed array: %w", err)
+		}
+		blobsBundle.Commitments = append(blobsBundle.Commitments, committmentFixed)
+
+		proofFixed, err := convertToFixedArray(bundle.Proofs[i], [48]byte{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert proofs to fixed array: %w", err)
+		}
+		blobsBundle.Proofs = append(blobsBundle.Proofs, proofFixed)
+	}
+
+	return blobsBundle, nil
+}
+
+func convertToFixedArray[T any](src []byte, dst T) (T, error) {
+	dstVal := reflect.ValueOf(&dst).Elem()
+	if dstVal.Kind() != reflect.Array {
+		return dst, errors.New("destination is not an array")
+	}
+
+	dstLen := dstVal.Len()
+	if len(src) > dstLen {
+		return dst, fmt.Errorf("source slice is too large: %d bytes", len(src))
+	}
+
+	reflect.Copy(dstVal, reflect.ValueOf(src))
+	return dst, nil
+}