diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index db669b09f5b5..9dcec38edcea 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ var (
 		ArgsUsage: "<genesisPath>",
 		Flags: flags.Merge([]cli.Flag{
 			utils.CachePreimagesFlag,
+			utils.OverrideCancun,
+			utils.OverrideVerkle,
 		}, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 		Description: `
 The init command initializes a new genesis block and definition for the network.
@@ -193,6 +195,15 @@ func initGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
+	var overrides core.ChainOverrides
+	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideCancun.Name) {
+		v := ctx.Uint64(utils.OverrideCancun.Name)
+		overrides.OverrideCancun = &v
+	}
+	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideVerkle.Name) {
+		v := ctx.Uint64(utils.OverrideVerkle.Name)
+		overrides.OverrideVerkle = &v
+	}
 	for _, name := range []string{"chaindata", "lightchaindata"} {
 		chaindb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name, 0, 0, ctx.String(utils.AncientFlag.Name), "", false)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -203,7 +214,7 @@ func initGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		triedb := utils.MakeTrieDatabase(ctx, chaindb, ctx.Bool(utils.CachePreimagesFlag.Name), false)
 		defer triedb.Close()
 
-		_, hash, err := core.SetupGenesisBlock(chaindb, triedb, genesis)
+		_, hash, err := core.SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(chaindb, triedb, genesis, &overrides)
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Failed to write genesis block: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index a939e0174e34..edd6d0148813 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, triedb *trie.Database, gen
 			// overwrite triedb IsUsingZktrie config to be safe
 			triedb.SetIsUsingZktrie(genesis.Config.Scroll.ZktrieEnabled())
 		}
+		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
 		block, err := genesis.Commit(db, triedb)
 		if err != nil {
 			return genesis.Config, common.Hash{}, err
 		}
-		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
 		return genesis.Config, block.Hash(), nil
 	}
 	// The genesis block is present(perhaps in ancient database) while the
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, triedb *trie.Database, gen
 		if genesis == nil {
 			genesis = DefaultGenesisBlock()
 		}
+		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
 		// Ensure the stored genesis matches with the given one.
 		hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
 		if hash != stored {
@@ -330,11 +331,11 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, triedb *trie.Database, gen
 		if err != nil {
 			return genesis.Config, hash, err
 		}
-		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
 		return genesis.Config, block.Hash(), nil
 	}
 	// Check whether the genesis block is already written.
 	if genesis != nil {
+		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
 		hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
 		if hash != stored {
 			return genesis.Config, hash, &GenesisMismatchError{stored, hash}