diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
index ad27490bfa81..5d76934d7005 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ impl<'a> Connection<'a> {
             .start_transaction(ctx)
             .await
             .wrap("start_transaction()")?;
+
         let old = txn.genesis(ctx).await.wrap("genesis()")?;
         if let Some(old) = &old {
             if &config::GenesisSpec::from_genesis(old) == spec {
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ impl<'a> Connection<'a> {
                 return Ok(());
             }
         }
+
         tracing::info!("Performing a hard fork of consensus.");
         let genesis = validator::GenesisRaw {
             chain_id: spec.chain_id,
@@ -251,13 +253,13 @@ impl<'a> Connection<'a> {
                 .as_ref()
                 .map_or(validator::ForkNumber(0), |old| old.fork_number.next()),
             first_block: txn.next_block(ctx).await.context("next_block()")?,
-
             protocol_version: spec.protocol_version,
             validators: spec.validators.clone(),
-            attesters: None,
+            attesters: spec.attesters.clone(),
             leader_selection: spec.leader_selection.clone(),
         }
         .with_hash();
+
         txn.try_update_genesis(ctx, &genesis)
             .await
             .wrap("try_update_genesis()")?;
diff --git a/etc/env/consensus_config.yaml b/etc/env/consensus_config.yaml
index 4a1f24c58e71..304ea31fac9c 100644
--- a/etc/env/consensus_config.yaml
+++ b/etc/env/consensus_config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-server_addr: '127.0.0.1:3054'
-public_addr: '127.0.0.1:3054'
+server_addr: "127.0.0.1:3054"
+public_addr: "127.0.0.1:3054"
 max_payload_size: 2500000
 gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit: 1
 # LOCALHOST TEST CONFIGURATION ONLY, don't copy to other environments.
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ genesis_spec:
   chain_id: 1337
   protocol_version: 1
   validators:
-    - key: 'validator:public:bls12_381:b14e3126668ae79e689a2d65c56522889a3812ef5433097c33bd7af601b073dcdddf46e188883aa381725c49e08f90c705df1f78bf918e1978912cebeadff0d0084b1a4fe2ddee243e826348045f528803207f5de303c6a95bc1a701a190dbcf'
+    - key: "validator:public:bls12_381:b14e3126668ae79e689a2d65c56522889a3812ef5433097c33bd7af601b073dcdddf46e188883aa381725c49e08f90c705df1f78bf918e1978912cebeadff0d0084b1a4fe2ddee243e826348045f528803207f5de303c6a95bc1a701a190dbcf"
+      weight: 1
+  leader: "validator:public:bls12_381:b14e3126668ae79e689a2d65c56522889a3812ef5433097c33bd7af601b073dcdddf46e188883aa381725c49e08f90c705df1f78bf918e1978912cebeadff0d0084b1a4fe2ddee243e826348045f528803207f5de303c6a95bc1a701a190dbcf"
+  attesters:
+    - key: "attester:public:secp256k1:038b2762ad382b35090bb42992a3f6442d638425ea5528e800ffe5a9f7d4185589"
+      weight: 1
+    - key: "attester:public:secp256k1:0330914e41b225fb6f8518d5278f0c014a9861018c8054f9bb425bb6538538f1c9"
       weight: 1
-  leader: 'validator:public:bls12_381:b14e3126668ae79e689a2d65c56522889a3812ef5433097c33bd7af601b073dcdddf46e188883aa381725c49e08f90c705df1f78bf918e1978912cebeadff0d0084b1a4fe2ddee243e826348045f528803207f5de303c6a95bc1a701a190dbcf'
diff --git a/etc/env/consensus_secrets.yaml b/etc/env/consensus_secrets.yaml
index fdceef5e8e47..8235185d5fd2 100644
--- a/etc/env/consensus_secrets.yaml
+++ b/etc/env/consensus_secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # 'validator:public:bls12_381:b14e3126668ae79e689a2d65c56522889a3812ef5433097c33bd7af601b073dcdddf46e188883aa381725c49e08f90c705df1f78bf918e1978912cebeadff0d0084b1a4fe2ddee243e826348045f528803207f5de303c6a95bc1a701a190dbcf'
-validator_key: 'validator:secret:bls12_381:3cf20d771450fcd0cbb3839b21cab41161af1554e35d8407a53b0a5d98ff04d4'
+validator_key: "validator:secret:bls12_381:3cf20d771450fcd0cbb3839b21cab41161af1554e35d8407a53b0a5d98ff04d4"
 # 'node:public:ed25519:a9995979f228c91e4f387f7e141a9afe409196ee0c4fca0045c1c6b6e7892cb5'
-node_key: 'node:secret:ed25519:9a40791b5a6b1627fc538b1ddecfa843bd7c4cd01fc0a4d0da186f9d3e740d7c'
+node_key: "node:secret:ed25519:9a40791b5a6b1627fc538b1ddecfa843bd7c4cd01fc0a4d0da186f9d3e740d7c"
+# 'attester:public:secp256k1:038b2762ad382b35090bb42992a3f6442d638425ea5528e800ffe5a9f7d4185589'
+attester_key: "attester:secret:secp256k1:efc2431bd337d8ed1a16a21aa1f9916fade00cb9d1e849d493735df21e2d75ed"
diff --git a/etc/env/en_consensus_secrets.yaml b/etc/env/en_consensus_secrets.yaml
index 3f3407a7035b..00a433b07116 100644
--- a/etc/env/en_consensus_secrets.yaml
+++ b/etc/env/en_consensus_secrets.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # 'node:public:ed25519:2621c2ae111901d4a9b46e96e64f71282b9209fc6b5e4df3d4208d3de28a482d'
-node_key: 'node:secret:ed25519:19bc1ddd9fd2921d1b919e7dcfa465babdcf61a60a21e5df9b3f105bd9cfcb2c'
+node_key: "node:secret:ed25519:19bc1ddd9fd2921d1b919e7dcfa465babdcf61a60a21e5df9b3f105bd9cfcb2c"
+# 'attester:public:secp256k1:0330914e41b225fb6f8518d5278f0c014a9861018c8054f9bb425bb6538538f1c9'
+attester_key: "attester:secret:secp256k1:899b0caa073f5db0a07e1fe953c94b05256f2c92fd03f0c33ef870622bc778ab"