diff --git a/clients/ethereumjs/ethereumjs.sh b/clients/ethereumjs/ethereumjs.sh
index de3ce67d74..2fecac56ea 100644
--- a/clients/ethereumjs/ethereumjs.sh
+++ b/clients/ethereumjs/ethereumjs.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 set -e
 
 ethereumjs="node /ethereumjs-monorepo/packages/client/dist/bin/cli.js"
-FLAGS="--gethGenesis ./genesis.json --rpc --rpcEngine --saveReceipts --rpcEnginePort 8551 --ws --logLevel debug"
+FLAGS="--gethGenesis ./genesis.json --rpc --rpcEngine --saveReceipts --rpcEnginePort 8551 --ws --logLevel debug --rpcDebug --transports rlpx --isSingleNode"
 
 
 # Configure the chain.
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ if [ "$HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY" != "" ]; then
     FLAGS="$FLAGS --jwt-secret ./jwtsecret"
 fi
 
+
+# Load the test chain if present
+echo "Loading initial blockchain..."
+if [ -f /chain.rlp ]; then
+  FLAGS="$FLAGS --loadBlocksFromRlp=/chain.rlp"
+  else
+  echo "Warning: chain.rlp not found."
+fi
+
 FLAGS="$FLAGS --bootnodes=$HIVE_BOOTNODE"
 echo "Running ethereumjs with flags $FLAGS"
-$ethereumjs $FLAGS
\ No newline at end of file
+$ethereumjs $FLAGS