diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bae9c5b77c8..6a97946652d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - Correct entrypoint in Docker evmtool [#7430](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7430)
+- Fix behaviour when starting in a pre-merge network [#7431](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7431)
 
 ## 24.7.1
 
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/TransitionBesuControllerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/TransitionBesuControllerBuilder.java
index d7b701b4c5d..251ffba1c24 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/TransitionBesuControllerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/TransitionBesuControllerBuilder.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.blockcreation.MiningCoordinator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.Blockchain;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MutableBlockchain;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.ImmutableMiningParameters;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.MiningParameters;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.PrivacyParameters;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.EthProtocolConfiguration;
@@ -129,7 +130,13 @@ protected MiningCoordinator createMiningCoordinator(
                 transitionProtocolSchedule.getPreMergeSchedule(),
                 protocolContext,
                 transactionPool,
-                MiningParameters.MINING_DISABLED,
+                ImmutableMiningParameters.builder()
+                    .from(miningParameters)
+                    .mutableInitValues(
+                        ImmutableMiningParameters.MutableInitValues.builder()
+                            .isMiningEnabled(false)
+                            .build())
+                    .build(),
                 syncState,
                 ethProtocolManager),
             mergeBesuControllerBuilder.createTransitionMiningCoordinator(