# PreLogExists (/docs/errors/chain/PreLogExists)

An `ethereum.transact` extrinsic was submitted in a block that already carries a pre-log digest, meaning an Ethereum transaction is being injected by other means. Check the block's digest for a pre-runtime Ethereum log; transact is not allowed alongside it.

Declared by the `Ethereum` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`invalid_argument`](/docs/errors/invalid-argument).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Check the argument values against the operation schema

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain PreLogExists`.