diff --git a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
index 6e7f820030..8e96eb71a1 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct Command {
 
     /// Runs the sync only up to the specified block
     #[arg(long = "debug.max-block", help_heading = "Debug")]
-    max_block: u64,
+    max_block: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Command {
@@ -203,8 +203,13 @@ impl Command {
         let body_downloader = self.spawn_bodies_downloader(config, consensus, &fetch_client, db);
         let stage_conf = &config.stages;
 
-        let pipeline = Pipeline::builder()
-            .with_max_block(self.max_block)
+        let mut builder = Pipeline::builder();
+
+        if let Some(max_block) = self.max_block {
+            builder = builder.with_max_block(max_block)
+        }
+
+        let pipeline = builder
             .with_sync_state_updater(network.clone())
             .add_stages(
                 OnlineStages::new(consensus.clone(), header_downloader, body_downloader).set(