diff --git a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
index bf8fb77585ab..9bbc046c9815 100644
--- a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if [ "$GETH_NODE_TYPE" = "bootnode" ]; then
 		--http.vhosts="*" \
 		--http.addr="$NODE_IP" \
 		--http.port="$RPC_PORT" \
-		--http.api=web3,debug,eth,txpool,net,engine \
+		--http.api=web3,debug,eth,txpool,net,engine,clique \
 		--ws \
 		--ws.addr="$NODE_IP" \
 		--ws.port="$WS_PORT" \