diff --git a/state/database.go b/state/database.go
index c41c4ae7..92e2c1df 100644
--- a/state/database.go
+++ b/state/database.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type Database struct {
 	// EXTCODESIZE calls.
 	codeSizeCache *lru.Cache
 
-	dataCache     *lru.Cache
+	storeCache     *lru.Cache
 
 	Tracing bool
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type Database struct {
 // implements Ethereum's state.Database interface. An error is returned if the
 // latest state failed to load. The underlying storage structure is defined by
 // the Cosmos SDK IAVL tree.
-func NewDatabase(stateDB, codeDB dbm.DB, dataCacheSize int) (*Database, error) {
+func NewDatabase(stateDB, codeDB dbm.DB, storeCacheSize int) (*Database, error) {
 	// Initialize an implementation of Ethereum state.Database and create a
 	// Cosmos SDK multi-store.
 	db := &Database{
@@ -95,8 +95,13 @@ func NewDatabase(stateDB, codeDB dbm.DB, dataCacheSize int) (*Database, error) {
 	db.codeDB = codeDB
 	db.ethTrieDB = ethtrie.NewDatabase(&core.EthereumDB{CodeDB: codeDB})
 
-	db.codeSizeCache, _ = lru.New(codeSizeCacheSize)
-	db.dataCache, _ = lru.New(dataCacheSize)
+	var err error
+	if db.codeSizeCache, err = lru.New(codeSizeCacheSize); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if db.storeCache, err = lru.New(storeCacheSize); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	return db, nil
 }
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ func (db *Database) OpenTrie(root ethcmn.Hash) (ethstate.Trie, error) {
 		store:         db.accountsCache,
 		accountsCache: db.accountsCache,
 		storageCache:  db.storageCache,
-		dataCache:     db.dataCache,
+		storeCache:    db.storeCache,
 		ethTrieDB:     db.ethTrieDB,
 		empty:         isRootEmpty(root),
 		root:          rootHashFromVersion(db.stateStore.LastCommitID().Version),
@@ -158,11 +163,11 @@ func (db *Database) OpenStorageTrie(addrHash, root ethcmn.Hash) (ethstate.Trie,
 	// a contract storage trie does not need an accountCache, storageCache or
 	// an Ethereum trie because it will not be used upon commitment.
 	return &Trie{
-		store:     db.storageCache,
-		dataCache: db.dataCache,
-		prefix:    addrHash.Bytes(),
-		empty:     isRootEmpty(root),
-		root:      rootHashFromVersion(db.stateStore.LastCommitID().Version),
+		store:      db.storageCache,
+		storeCache: db.storeCache,
+		prefix:     addrHash.Bytes(),
+		empty:      isRootEmpty(root),
+		root:       rootHashFromVersion(db.stateStore.LastCommitID().Version),
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/state/trie.go b/state/trie.go
index 46017c89..7d78042f 100644
--- a/state/trie.go
+++ b/state/trie.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Trie struct {
 	// ordering.
 	storageCache store.CacheKVStore
 
-	dataCache *lru.Cache
+	storeCache *lru.Cache
 
 	// Store is an IAVL KV store that is part of a larger store except it used
 	// for a specific prefix. It will either be an accountsCache or a
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ func (t *Trie) TryGet(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		key = t.prefixKey(key)
 	}
 	keyStr := string(key)
-	if cached, ok := t.dataCache.Get(keyStr); ok {
+	if cached, ok := t.storeCache.Get(keyStr); ok {
 		return cached.([]byte), nil
 	}
 	value := t.store.Get(key)
-	t.dataCache.Add(keyStr, value)
+	t.storeCache.Add(keyStr, value)
 	return value, nil
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (t *Trie) TryUpdate(key, value []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	t.store.Set(key, value)
-	t.dataCache.Add(string(key), value)
+	t.storeCache.Add(string(key), value)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (t *Trie) TryDelete(key []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	t.store.Delete(key)
-	t.dataCache.Remove(string(key))
+	t.storeCache.Remove(string(key))
 	return nil
 }