diff --git a/scripts/local_testnet/genesis.json b/scripts/local_testnet/genesis.json
index f92a5f5d00..3ac553e55b 100644
--- a/scripts/local_testnet/genesis.json
+++ b/scripts/local_testnet/genesis.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "londonBlock": 0,
     "mergeNetsplitBlock": 0,
     "shanghaiTime": 0,
-    "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0
+    "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
+    "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
   },
   "alloc": {
     "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b": {
diff --git a/scripts/tests/genesis.json b/scripts/tests/genesis.json
index 985bb9cef8..ec3cd1e813 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/genesis.json
+++ b/scripts/tests/genesis.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "berlinBlock": 0,
     "londonBlock": 0,
     "mergeForkBlock": 0,
-    "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0
+    "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
+    "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
   },
   "alloc": {
     "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000": {