diff --git a/extensions/native/circuit/src/sumcheck/execution.rs b/extensions/native/circuit/src/sumcheck/execution.rs
index 92bd3ed1aa..a311e634b8 100644
--- a/extensions/native/circuit/src/sumcheck/execution.rs
+++ b/extensions/native/circuit/src/sumcheck/execution.rs
@@ -247,15 +247,19 @@ unsafe fn execute_e12_impl<F: PrimeField32, CTX: ExecutionCtxTrait>(
         );
 
         if round < max_round - 1 {
-            let ps: &[F] = if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
-                &prod_evals[(start as usize)..(start as usize) + EXT_DEG * 2]
+            let ps: [F; EXT_DEG * 2] = if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
+                prod_evals[(start as usize)..(start as usize) + EXT_DEG * 2].try_into().unwrap()
             } else {
-                &exec_state.vm_read::<_, { EXT_DEG * 2 }>(NATIVE_AS, prod_evals_ptr + start)
+                exec_state.vm_read::<_, { EXT_DEG * 2 }>(NATIVE_AS, prod_evals_ptr + start).try_into().unwrap()
             };
 
             let p1: [F; EXT_DEG] = ps[0..EXT_DEG].try_into().unwrap();
             let p2: [F; EXT_DEG] = ps[EXT_DEG..EXT_DEG * 2].try_into().unwrap();
 
+            if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
+                exec_state.vm_write(NATIVE_AS, prod_evals_ptr + start, &ps);
+            }
+
             let eval = match mode {
                 CURRENT_LAYER_MODE => FieldExtension::multiply(p1, p2),
                 NEXT_LAYER_MODE => FieldExtension::add(
@@ -293,16 +297,20 @@ unsafe fn execute_e12_impl<F: PrimeField32, CTX: ExecutionCtxTrait>(
 
         if round < max_round - 1 {
             // read logup_evals
-            let pqs: &[F] = if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
-                &logup_evals[(start as usize)..(start as usize) + EXT_DEG * 4]
+            let pqs: [F; EXT_DEG * 4] = if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
+                logup_evals[(start as usize)..(start as usize) + EXT_DEG * 4].try_into().unwrap()
             } else {
-                &exec_state.vm_read::<_, { EXT_DEG * 4 }>(NATIVE_AS, logup_evals_ptr + start)
+                exec_state.vm_read::<_, { EXT_DEG * 4 }>(NATIVE_AS, logup_evals_ptr + start).try_into().unwrap()
             };
             let p1: [F; EXT_DEG] = pqs[0..EXT_DEG].try_into().unwrap();
             let p2: [F; EXT_DEG] = pqs[EXT_DEG..EXT_DEG * 2].try_into().unwrap();
             let q1: [F; EXT_DEG] = pqs[EXT_DEG * 2..EXT_DEG * 3].try_into().unwrap();
             let q2: [F; EXT_DEG] = pqs[EXT_DEG * 3..EXT_DEG * 4].try_into().unwrap();
 
+            if is_hint_space_ids > 0 {
+                exec_state.vm_write(NATIVE_AS, logup_evals_ptr + start, &pqs);
+            }
+
             // compute p_eval and q_eval
             let p_eval = match mode {
                 CURRENT_LAYER_MODE => FieldExtension::add(