diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/tron/core/config/args/Args.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/tron/core/config/args/Args.java
index 62786b23927..d669cb8b50c 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/tron/core/config/args/Args.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/tron/core/config/args/Args.java
@@ -376,82 +376,84 @@ private static void applyEventConfig(EventConfig ec) {
     // contractParse belongs to event.subscribe but Storage object holds it
     PARAMETER.storage.setContractParseSwitch(ec.isContractParse());
 
+    // PARAMETER.eventPluginConfig and PARAMETER.eventFilter are only consumed by
+    // Manager.startEventSubscribing(), which itself is gated by isEventSubscribe()
+    // (= ec.isEnable()) at Manager.java:564. When subscribe is disabled, building
+    // these objects has no observable effect — skip both early so PARAMETER stays
+    // consistent with the runtime intent.
+    if (!ec.isEnable()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Build EventPluginConfig from EventConfig bean
-    // If event.subscribe was configured, bean will have non-default values
-    if (ec.isEnable() || ec.getVersion() != 0 || !ec.getTopics().isEmpty()
-        || StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getPath()) || StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getServer())) {
-      EventPluginConfig epc = new EventPluginConfig();
-      epc.setVersion(ec.getVersion());
-      epc.setStartSyncBlockNum(ec.getStartSyncBlockNum());
-
-      // native queue
-      EventConfig.NativeConfig nq = ec.getNativeQueue();
-      epc.setUseNativeQueue(nq.isUseNativeQueue());
-      epc.setBindPort(nq.getBindport());
-      epc.setSendQueueLength(nq.getSendqueuelength());
-
-      if (!nq.isUseNativeQueue()) {
-        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getPath())) {
-          epc.setPluginPath(ec.getPath().trim());
-        }
-        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getServer())) {
-          epc.setServerAddress(ec.getServer().trim());
-        }
-        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getDbconfig())) {
-          epc.setDbConfig(ec.getDbconfig().trim());
-        }
+    EventPluginConfig epc = new EventPluginConfig();
+    epc.setVersion(ec.getVersion());
+    epc.setStartSyncBlockNum(ec.getStartSyncBlockNum());
+
+    // native queue
+    EventConfig.NativeConfig nq = ec.getNativeQueue();
+    epc.setUseNativeQueue(nq.isUseNativeQueue());
+    epc.setBindPort(nq.getBindport());
+    epc.setSendQueueLength(nq.getSendqueuelength());
+
+    if (!nq.isUseNativeQueue()) {
+      if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getPath())) {
+        epc.setPluginPath(ec.getPath().trim());
       }
-
-      // topics
-      List<TriggerConfig> triggerConfigs = new ArrayList<>();
-      for (EventConfig.TopicConfig tc : ec.getTopics()) {
-        TriggerConfig trig = new TriggerConfig();
-        trig.setTriggerName(tc.getTriggerName());
-        trig.setEnabled(tc.isEnable());
-        trig.setTopic(tc.getTopic());
-        trig.setSolidified(tc.isSolidified());
-        trig.setEthCompatible(tc.isEthCompatible());
-        trig.setRedundancy(tc.isRedundancy());
-        triggerConfigs.add(trig);
+      if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getServer())) {
+        epc.setServerAddress(ec.getServer().trim());
+      }
+      if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(ec.getDbconfig())) {
+        epc.setDbConfig(ec.getDbconfig().trim());
       }
-      epc.setTriggerConfigList(triggerConfigs);
+    }
 
-      PARAMETER.eventPluginConfig = epc;
+    // topics
+    List<TriggerConfig> triggerConfigs = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (EventConfig.TopicConfig tc : ec.getTopics()) {
+      TriggerConfig trig = new TriggerConfig();
+      trig.setTriggerName(tc.getTriggerName());
+      trig.setEnabled(tc.isEnable());
+      trig.setTopic(tc.getTopic());
+      trig.setSolidified(tc.isSolidified());
+      trig.setEthCompatible(tc.isEthCompatible());
+      trig.setRedundancy(tc.isRedundancy());
+      triggerConfigs.add(trig);
     }
+    epc.setTriggerConfigList(triggerConfigs);
+
+    PARAMETER.eventPluginConfig = epc;
 
     // Build FilterQuery from EventConfig.FilterConfig bean
     EventConfig.FilterConfig fc = ec.getFilter();
-    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(fc.getFromblock()) || StringUtils.isNotEmpty(fc.getToblock())
-        || !fc.getContractAddress().isEmpty()) {
-      FilterQuery filter = new FilterQuery();
+    FilterQuery filter = new FilterQuery();
 
-      try {
-        filter.setFromBlock(FilterQuery.parseFromBlockNumber(fc.getFromblock().trim()));
-      } catch (Exception e) {
-        logger.error("invalid filter: fromBlockNumber: {}", fc.getFromblock(), e);
-        PARAMETER.eventFilter = null;
-        return;
-      }
+    try {
+      filter.setFromBlock(FilterQuery.parseFromBlockNumber(fc.getFromblock().trim()));
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      logger.error("invalid filter: fromBlockNumber: {}", fc.getFromblock(), e);
+      PARAMETER.eventFilter = null;
+      return;
+    }
 
-      try {
-        filter.setToBlock(FilterQuery.parseToBlockNumber(fc.getToblock().trim()));
-      } catch (Exception e) {
-        logger.error("invalid filter: toBlockNumber: {}", fc.getToblock(), e);
-        PARAMETER.eventFilter = null;
-        return;
-      }
+    try {
+      filter.setToBlock(FilterQuery.parseToBlockNumber(fc.getToblock().trim()));
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      logger.error("invalid filter: toBlockNumber: {}", fc.getToblock(), e);
+      PARAMETER.eventFilter = null;
+      return;
+    }
 
-      filter.setContractAddressList(
-          fc.getContractAddress().stream()
-              .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
-              .collect(Collectors.toList()));
-      filter.setContractTopicList(
-          fc.getContractTopic().stream()
-              .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
-              .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+    filter.setContractAddressList(
+        fc.getContractAddress().stream()
+            .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+    filter.setContractTopicList(
+        fc.getContractTopic().stream()
+            .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
-      PARAMETER.eventFilter = filter;
-    }
+    PARAMETER.eventFilter = filter;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/core/config/args/ArgsTest.java b/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/core/config/args/ArgsTest.java
index 45bc7c049e3..6b960c58b23 100644
--- a/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/core/config/args/ArgsTest.java
+++ b/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/core/config/args/ArgsTest.java
@@ -416,6 +416,54 @@ public void testFetchBlockTimeoutInRangeUnchanged() {
     Args.clearParam();
   }
 
+  // ===========================================================================
+  // event.subscribe gating: PARAMETER.eventPluginConfig and PARAMETER.eventFilter
+  // are only consumed by Manager.startEventSubscribing(), which is gated by
+  // isEventSubscribe() (= ec.isEnable()). When subscribe is disabled, these
+  // objects must not be built — building them would be dead state.
+  // ===========================================================================
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEventConfigDisabledSkipsEpcAndFilter() {
+    Map<String, String> override = new HashMap<>();
+    override.put("storage.db.directory", "database");
+    override.put("event.subscribe.enable", "false");
+    Config config = ConfigFactory.parseMap(override)
+        .withFallback(ConfigFactory.defaultReference());
+    Args.applyConfigParams(config);
+    Assert.assertNull(Args.getInstance().getEventPluginConfig());
+    Assert.assertNull(Args.getInstance().getEventFilter());
+    Args.clearParam();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEventConfigEnabledBuildsEpcAndFilter() {
+    Map<String, String> override = new HashMap<>();
+    override.put("storage.db.directory", "database");
+    override.put("event.subscribe.enable", "true");
+    Config config = ConfigFactory.parseMap(override)
+        .withFallback(ConfigFactory.defaultReference());
+    Args.applyConfigParams(config);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(Args.getInstance().getEventPluginConfig());
+    Assert.assertNotNull(Args.getInstance().getEventFilter());
+    Args.clearParam();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEventConfigEnabledWithInvalidFromBlockLeavesFilterNull() {
+    Map<String, String> override = new HashMap<>();
+    override.put("storage.db.directory", "database");
+    override.put("event.subscribe.enable", "true");
+    override.put("event.subscribe.filter.fromblock", "not-a-number");
+    Config config = ConfigFactory.parseMap(override)
+        .withFallback(ConfigFactory.defaultReference());
+    Args.applyConfigParams(config);
+    // epc still built; filter rejected
+    Assert.assertNotNull(Args.getInstance().getEventPluginConfig());
+    Assert.assertNull(Args.getInstance().getEventFilter());
+    Args.clearParam();
+  }
+  
   @Test
   public void testAllowShieldedTransactionApiDefault() {
     Args.setParam(new String[]{}, TestConstants.TEST_CONF);