diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index e64fdfefe6..cac948bf2d 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ var (
 		MergeNetsplitBlock:            big.NewInt(0),
 		ShanghaiTime:                  newUint64(0),
 		CancunTime:                    newUint64(0),
-		PragueTime:                    nil,
+		PragueTime:                    newUint64(0),
 		VerkleTime:                    nil,
 		TerminalTotalDifficulty:       big.NewInt(0),
 		TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed: true,