diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index 3fd656a19e..a0601908f1 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func New(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*BeaconNode, error) {
 	configureNetwork(cliCtx)
 	configureInteropConfig(cliCtx)
 
+	// Initializes any forks here.
+	params.BeaconConfig().InitializeForkSchedule()
+
 	registry := shared.NewServiceRegistry()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cliCtx.Context)
diff --git a/shared/params/config.go b/shared/params/config.go
index b41f2042cb..5848003e1e 100644
--- a/shared/params/config.go
+++ b/shared/params/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 )
 
 // BeaconChainConfig contains constant configs for node to participate in beacon chain.
@@ -166,3 +167,11 @@ type BeaconChainConfig struct {
 	MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair     uint64 `yaml:"MIN_SLASHING_PENALTY_QUOTIENT_ALTAIR" spec:"true"`    // MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair for slashing penalties.
 	ProportionalSlashingMultiplierAltair uint64 `yaml:"PROPORTIONAL_SLASHING_MULTIPLIER_ALTAIR" spec:"true"` // ProportionalSlashingMultiplierAltair for slashing penalties multiplier.
 }
+
+// InitializeForkSchedule initializes the schedules forks baked into the config.
+func (b *BeaconChainConfig) InitializeForkSchedule() {
+	// Set Genesis fork data.
+	b.ForkVersionSchedule[bytesutil.ToBytes4(b.GenesisForkVersion)] = b.GenesisEpoch
+	// Set Altair fork data.
+	b.ForkVersionSchedule[bytesutil.ToBytes4(b.AltairForkVersion)] = b.AltairForkEpoch
+}
diff --git a/validator/node/node.go b/validator/node/node.go
index 37068cae9c..275c31f74f 100644
--- a/validator/node/node.go
+++ b/validator/node/node.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func NewValidatorClient(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*ValidatorClient, error) {
 		params.LoadChainConfigFile(chainConfigFileName)
 	}
 
+	// Initializes any forks here.
+	params.BeaconConfig().InitializeForkSchedule()
+
 	if err := validatorClient.initializeFromCLI(cliCtx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}