diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
index 4f0ae05d8b..76e7791e1d 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Command that initializes the node from a genesis file.
 
 use crate::common::{AccessRights, CliNodeTypes, Environment, EnvironmentArgs};
+use alloy_consensus::Header;
 use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
 use clap::Parser;
 use reth_chainspec::{EthChainSpec, EthereumHardforks};
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks>> InitStateC
                     &provider_rw,
                     SealedHeader::new(header, header_hash),
                     total_difficulty,
+                    |number| Header { number, ..Default::default() },
                 )?;
 
                 // SAFETY: it's safe to commit static files, since in the event of a crash, they
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
index 9c8bfcfe96..c839aaf268 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
@@ -25,24 +25,26 @@ pub(crate) fn read_header_from_file(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Header, eyre::Error
 
 /// Creates a dummy chain (with no transactions) up to the last EVM block and appends the
 /// first valid block.
-pub fn setup_without_evm<Provider>(
+pub fn setup_without_evm<Provider, F>(
     provider_rw: &Provider,
     header: SealedHeader<<Provider::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::BlockHeader>,
     total_difficulty: U256,
+    header_factory: F,
 ) -> ProviderResult<()>
 where
-    Provider: StaticFileProviderFactory<Primitives: NodePrimitives<BlockHeader = Header>>
+    Provider: StaticFileProviderFactory
         + StageCheckpointWriter
         + BlockWriter<Block = <Provider::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::Block>,
+    F: Fn(BlockNumber) -> <Provider::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::BlockHeader
+        + Send
+        + Sync
+        + 'static,
 {
     info!(target: "reth::cli", new_tip = ?header.num_hash(), "Setting up dummy EVM chain before importing state.");
 
     let static_file_provider = provider_rw.static_file_provider();
     // Write EVM dummy data up to `header - 1` block
-    append_dummy_chain(&static_file_provider, header.number() - 1, |number| Header {
-        number,
-        ..Default::default()
-    })?;
+    append_dummy_chain(&static_file_provider, header.number() - 1, header_factory)?;
 
     info!(target: "reth::cli", "Appending first valid block.");
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/cli/src/commands/init_state.rs b/crates/optimism/cli/src/commands/init_state.rs
index 850f2b65bf..da574239d5 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/cli/src/commands/init_state.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/cli/src/commands/init_state.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Command that initializes the node from a genesis file.
 
+use alloy_consensus::Header;
 use clap::Parser;
 use reth_cli::chainspec::ChainSpecParser;
 use reth_cli_commands::common::{AccessRights, CliNodeTypes, Environment};
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec = OpChainSpec>> InitStateCommandOp<C> {
                     &provider_rw,
                     SealedHeader::new(BEDROCK_HEADER, BEDROCK_HEADER_HASH),
                     BEDROCK_HEADER_TTD,
+                    |number| Header { number, ..Default::default() },
                 )?;
 
                 // SAFETY: it's safe to commit static files, since in the event of a crash, they