proofs.slotProof = bytes("");             // empty slot proof
proofs.slotRoot = proofs.blockHeaderRoot; // make leaf == root

proofs.blockNumberProof = bytes("");                  // empty block number proof
proofs.blockNumberRoot = proofs.executionPayloadRoot; // make leaf == root
diff --git a/src/test/EigenPod.t.sol b/src/test/EigenPod.t.sol
index 31e6a58..5242def 100644
--- a/src/test/EigenPod.t.sol
+++ b/src/test/EigenPod.t.sol
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {

     function testFullWithdrawalProof() public {
         setJSON("./src/test/test-data/fullWithdrawalProof.json");
-        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory proofs = _getWithdrawalProof();
+        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory proofs = _getWithdrawalProof(SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF);
         withdrawalFields = getWithdrawalFields();
         validatorFields = getValidatorFields();

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {

         // ./solidityProofGen "WithdrawalFieldsProof" 61336 2262 "data/slot_43222/oracle_capella_beacon_state_43300.ssz" "data/slot_43222/capella_block_header_43222.json" "data/slot_43222/capella_block_43222.json" fullWithdrawalProof.json
         setJSON("./src/test/test-data/fullWithdrawalProof.json");
-        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof();
+        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof(SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF);
         bytes memory validatorFieldsProof = abi.encodePacked(getValidatorProof());
         withdrawalFields = getWithdrawalFields();
         validatorFields = getValidatorFields();
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {
         //generate partialWithdrawalProofs.json with:
         // ./solidityProofGen "WithdrawalFieldsProof" 61068 656 "data/slot_58000/oracle_capella_beacon_state_58100.ssz" "data/slot_58000/capella_block_header_58000.json" "data/slot_58000/capella_block_58000.json" "partialWithdrawalProof.json"
         setJSON("./src/test/test-data/partialWithdrawalProof.json");
-        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof();
+        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof(SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF);
         bytes memory validatorFieldsProof = abi.encodePacked(getValidatorProof());

         withdrawalFields = getWithdrawalFields();
@@ -346,21 +346,22 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {

     /// @notice verifies that multiple partial withdrawals can be made before a full withdrawal
     function testProvingMultipleWithdrawalsForSameSlot(/*uint256 numPartialWithdrawals*/) public {
-        IEigenPod newPod = testPartialWithdrawalFlow();
+        IEigenPod newPod = testPartialWithdrawalFlow(); // uses SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF

-        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof();
+        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof(FULL_PROOF);
         bytes memory validatorFieldsProof = abi.encodePacked(getValidatorProof());
         withdrawalFields = getWithdrawalFields();
         validatorFields = getValidatorFields();

-        cheats.expectRevert(bytes("EigenPod._processPartialWithdrawal: partial withdrawal has already been proven for this slot"));
+        // do not expect revert anymore due to different 'slotRoot' on FULL_PROOF and SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF
+        //cheats.expectRevert(bytes("EigenPod._processPartialWithdrawal: partial withdrawal has already been proven for this slot"));
         newPod.verifyAndProcessWithdrawal(withdrawalProofs, validatorFieldsProof, validatorFields, withdrawalFields, 0, 0);
     }

     /// @notice verifies that multiple full withdrawals for a single validator fail
     function testDoubleFullWithdrawal() public {
-        IEigenPod newPod = testFullWithdrawalFlow();
-        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof();
+        IEigenPod newPod = testFullWithdrawalFlow(); // uses SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF
+        BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory withdrawalProofs = _getWithdrawalProof(FULL_PROOF);
         bytes memory validatorFieldsProof = abi.encodePacked(getValidatorProof());
         withdrawalFields = getWithdrawalFields();
         validatorFields = getValidatorFields();
@@ -759,8 +760,11 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {
         return proofs;
     }

+    uint256 internal constant FULL_PROOF = 0;
+    uint256 internal constant SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF = 1;
+
     /// @notice this function just generates a valid proof so that we can test other functionalities of the withdrawal flow
-    function _getWithdrawalProof() internal returns(BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory) {
+    function _getWithdrawalProof(uint256 proofType) internal returns(BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory) {
         //make initial deposit
         cheats.startPrank(podOwner);
         eigenPodManager.stake{value: stakeAmount}(pubkey, signature, depositDataRoot);
@@ -773,9 +777,9 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {
             beaconChainOracle.setBeaconChainStateRoot(beaconStateRoot);
             bytes32 blockHeaderRoot = getBlockHeaderRoot();
             bytes32 blockBodyRoot = getBlockBodyRoot();
-            bytes32 slotRoot = getSlotRoot();
-            bytes32 blockNumberRoot = getBlockNumberRoot();
+            bytes32 slotRoot = (proofType == FULL_PROOF) ? getSlotRoot() : blockHeaderRoot; // else SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF
             bytes32 executionPayloadRoot = getExecutionPayloadRoot();
+            bytes32 blockNumberRoot = (proofType == FULL_PROOF) ? getBlockNumberRoot() :  executionPayloadRoot; // else SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF



@@ -786,9 +790,9 @@ contract EigenPodTests is ProofParsing, EigenPodPausingConstants {
             BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs memory proofs = BeaconChainProofs.WithdrawalProofs(
                 abi.encodePacked(getBlockHeaderProof()),
                 abi.encodePacked(getWithdrawalProof()),
-                abi.encodePacked(getSlotProof()),
+                (proofType == FULL_PROOF) ? abi.encodePacked(getSlotProof()) : bytes(""), // else SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF
                 abi.encodePacked(getExecutionPayloadProof()),
-                abi.encodePacked(getBlockNumberProof()),
+                (proofType == FULL_PROOF) ? abi.encodePacked(getBlockNumberProof()) : bytes(""), // else SKIP_SLOT_BLOCK_PROOF
                 uint64(blockHeaderRootIndex),
                 uint64(withdrawalIndex),
                 blockHeaderRoot,
[PASS] testFullWithdrawalFlow():(address) (gas: 28517915)
[PASS] testFullWithdrawalProof() (gas: 13185538)
[PASS] testPartialWithdrawalFlow():(address) (gas: 28679149)
[PASS] testProvingMultipleWithdrawalsForSameSlot() (gas: 45502286)
diff --git a/src/contracts/libraries/BeaconChainProofs.sol b/src/contracts/libraries/BeaconChainProofs.sol
index b4129bf..119baf2 100644
--- a/src/contracts/libraries/BeaconChainProofs.sol
+++ b/src/contracts/libraries/BeaconChainProofs.sol
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ library BeaconChainProofs {
             "BeaconChainProofs.verifyWithdrawalProofs: withdrawalProof has incorrect length");
         require(proofs.executionPayloadProof.length == 32 * (BEACON_BLOCK_HEADER_FIELD_TREE_HEIGHT + BEACON_BLOCK_BODY_FIELD_TREE_HEIGHT),
             "BeaconChainProofs.verifyWithdrawalProofs: executionPayloadProof has incorrect length");
+        require(proofs.slotProof.length >= 32,
+            "BeaconChainProofs.verifyWithdrawalProofs: slotProof has incorrect length");
+        require(proofs.blockNumberProof.length >= 32,
+            "BeaconChainProofs.verifyWithdrawalProofs: blockNumberProof has incorrect length");

         /**
          * Computes the block_header_index relative to the beaconStateRoot.  It concatenates the indexes of all the
