diff --git a/changelog/Forostovec_fix-execution-option.md b/changelog/Forostovec_fix-execution-option.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5f594f31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/Forostovec_fix-execution-option.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## Changed
+
+- Avoid redundant WithHttpEndpoint when JWT is provided
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/execution/options.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
index 3b505bfdba..96c48bc22c 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ func FlagOptions(c *cli.Context) ([]execution.Option, error) {
 	}
 	headers := strings.Split(c.String(flags.ExecutionEngineHeaders.Name), ",")
 	opts := []execution.Option{
-		execution.WithHttpEndpoint(endpoint),
 		execution.WithEth1HeaderRequestLimit(c.Uint64(flags.Eth1HeaderReqLimit.Name)),
 		execution.WithHeaders(headers),
 	}
 	if len(jwtSecret) > 0 {
 		opts = append(opts, execution.WithHttpEndpointAndJWTSecret(endpoint, jwtSecret))
+	} else {
+		opts = append(opts, execution.WithHttpEndpoint(endpoint))
 	}
 	return opts, nil
 }