diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go b/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
index c86a4d4957..342e754399 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ func NewFaker(db ethdb.Database, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) *XDPoS {
 	return fakeEngine
 }
 
+func (x *XDPoS) Initial(chain consensus.ChainReader, header *types.Header) error {
+	switch x.config.BlockConsensusVersion(header.Number) {
+	case params.ConsensusEngineVersion2:
+		return x.EngineV2.Initial(chain, header)
+	default: // Default "v1"
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 	Eth Consensus engine interface implementation
 */
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index bb597cbb6b..c9f83bf72b 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) loadLastState() error {
 	}
 	bc.hc.SetCurrentHeader(currentHeader)
 
+	if engine, ok := bc.Engine().(*XDPoS.XDPoS); ok {
+		err := engine.Initial(bc, currentHeader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Restore the last known head fast block
 	bc.currentFastBlock.Store(currentBlock)
 	if head := GetHeadFastBlockHash(bc.db); head != (common.Hash{}) {