diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/init/genesis.json b/simulators/ethereum/engine/init/genesis.json
index 9c0fd6b75a..bf74808821 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/init/genesis.json
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/init/genesis.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "berlinBlock": 0,
     "yolov2Block": 0,
     "yolov3Block": 0,
-    "londonBlock": 0
+    "londonBlock": 0,
+    "shanghaiTime": 0
   },
   "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
   "difficulty": "0x30000",