diff --git a/packages/blockchain/examples/clique.ts b/packages/blockchain/examples/clique.ts
index d2a158247e..92a822a03f 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/examples/clique.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/examples/clique.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
 const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
 consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
 const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
-  consensusDict: {
-    clique: new CliqueConsensus(),
-  },
+  consensusDict,
   common,
 })
 console.log(`Created blockchain with ${blockchain.consensus.algorithm} consensus algorithm`)
diff --git a/packages/client/src/blockchain/chain.ts b/packages/client/src/blockchain/chain.ts
index a2a8dbe50a..b2adafd7b7 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/blockchain/chain.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/blockchain/chain.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromValuesArray } from '@ethereumjs/block'
-import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import { CliqueConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { ConsensusAlgorithm, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { BIGINT_0, BIGINT_1, equalsBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Event } from '../types.js'
 
 import type { Config } from '../config.js'
 import type { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
-import type { Blockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import type { Blockchain, ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import type { DB, DBObject, GenesisState } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import type { AbstractLevel } from 'abstract-level'
 
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ export class Chain {
    */
   public static async create(options: ChainOptions) {
     let validateConsensus = false
+    const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
     if (options.config.chainCommon.consensusAlgorithm() === ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique) {
+      consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
       validateConsensus = true
     }
 
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ export class Chain {
         hardforkByHeadBlockNumber: true,
         validateBlocks: true,
         validateConsensus,
+        consensusDict,
         genesisState: options.genesisState,
         genesisStateRoot: options.genesisStateRoot,
       }))
@@ -448,7 +451,7 @@ export class Chain {
           td,
           b.header.timestamp
         )
-        await this.blockchain.consensus.setup({ blockchain: this.blockchain })
+        await this.blockchain.consensus?.setup({ blockchain: this.blockchain })
       }
 
       const block = createBlockFromValuesArray(b.raw(), {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/merge.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/merge.spec.ts
index 5e07abd0f0..bf0b6734f8 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/merge.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/merge.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BlockHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
-import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import { CliqueConsensus, EthashConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import {
   Chain as ChainCommon,
   ConsensusAlgorithm,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Event } from '../../src/types.js'
 import { MockServer } from './mocks/mockserver.js'
 import { destroy, setup } from './util.js'
 
-import type { CliqueConsensus } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import type { ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import type { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 
 const commonPoA = createCustomCommon(
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ const accounts: [Address, Uint8Array][] = [
 async function minerSetup(common: Common): Promise<[MockServer, FullEthereumService]> {
   const config = new Config({ common, accountCache: 10000, storageCache: 1000 })
   const server = new MockServer({ config }) as any
+  const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
+  consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
+  consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Ethash] = new EthashConsensus()
   const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
     common,
     validateBlocks: false,
     validateConsensus: false,
+    consensusDict,
   })
   ;(blockchain.consensus as CliqueConsensus).cliqueActiveSigners = () => [accounts[0][0]] // stub
   const serviceConfig = new Config({
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/miner.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/miner.spec.ts
index 64d7dd98d7..a92685eedf 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/miner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/miner.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import { CliqueConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import {
   Chain as ChainCommon,
   Common,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Event } from '../../src/types.js'
 import { MockServer } from './mocks/mockserver.js'
 import { destroy, setup } from './util.js'
 
-import type { CliqueConsensus } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import type { ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 
 // Schedule london at 0 and also unset any past scheduled timestamp hardforks that might collide with test
 const hardforks = new Common({ chain: ChainCommon.Goerli })
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ async function minerSetup(): Promise<[MockServer, FullEthereumService]> {
   const config = new Config({ common, accountCache: 10000, storageCache: 1000 })
   const server = new MockServer({ config }) as any
 
+  const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
+  consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
   const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
     common,
     validateBlocks: false,
     validateConsensus: false,
+    consensusDict,
   })
   ;(blockchain.consensus as CliqueConsensus).cliqueActiveSigners = () => [accounts[0][0]] // stub
   const chain = await Chain.create({ config, blockchain })
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/util.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/util.ts
index 16e9cf0e78..7d467505b4 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/util.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import { CliqueConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
+import { type Common, ConsensusAlgorithm } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { MemoryLevel } from 'memory-level'
 
 import { Config } from '../../src/config.js'
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import { MockChain } from './mocks/mockchain.js'
 import { MockServer } from './mocks/mockserver.js'
 
 import type { SyncMode } from '../../src/config.js'
-import type { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
+import type { ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 
 interface SetupOptions {
   location?: string
@@ -39,9 +40,12 @@ export async function setup(
   })
 
   const server = new MockServer({ config, location }) as any
+  const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
+  consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
   const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
     validateBlocks: false,
     validateConsensus: false,
+    consensusDict,
     common,
   })