diff --git a/lcli/src/new_testnet.rs b/lcli/src/new_testnet.rs
index edba424996..de56d0f812 100644
--- a/lcli/src/new_testnet.rs
+++ b/lcli/src/new_testnet.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ fn initialize_state_with_validators<E: EthSpec>(
     }
 
     process_activations(&mut state, spec).unwrap();
+    state.build_total_active_balance_cache(spec).unwrap();
 
     if spec
         .altair_fork_epoch