diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cmds/beacon/initBeaconState.ts b/packages/cli/src/cmds/beacon/initBeaconState.ts
index 0d2cebd85afa..c4b036508d39 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cmds/beacon/initBeaconState.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cmds/beacon/initBeaconState.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async function initAndVerifyWeakSubjectivityState(
   if (!allForks.isWithinWeakSubjectivityPeriod(config, store, wsState, wsCheckpoint)) {
     throw new Error("Fetched weak subjectivity checkpoint not within weak subjectivity period.");
   }
-  return await initStateFromAnchorState(config, db, logger, wsState);
+  return await initStateFromAnchorState(config, db, logger, wsState.slot > store.slot ? wsState : store);
 }
 
 /**