diff --git a/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts b/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
index 2f50204503..fb4e291916 100644
--- a/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ export class TxRunnerVM {
 
   runInVm (from, to, data, value, gasLimit, useCall, timestamp, callback) {
     const self = this
-    let account = self.vmaccounts[from] 
-    if (!account && useCall && Object.keys(self.vmaccounts).length) {
+    let account
+    if (!from && useCall && Object.keys(self.vmaccounts).length) {
       from = Object.keys(self.vmaccounts)[0]
       account = self.vmaccounts[from]
-    }
+    } else account = self.vmaccounts[from] 
+    
     if (!account) {
       return callback('Invalid account selected')
     }