diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index f9f8d1ba1..ba0dcb776 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ def run(plan, args={}):
                             network_params.network_id,
                             mev_params.mev_boost_image,
                             mev_params.mev_boost_args,
-                            global_node_selectors,
                             network_params,
+                            final_genesis_timestamp,
+                            global_node_selectors,
                         )
                         if bolt_sidecar_config != None:
                             bolt_sidecar_config["constraints_api_url"] = "http://{0}:{1}".format(
diff --git a/src/mev/mev_boost/mev_boost_launcher.star b/src/mev/mev_boost/mev_boost_launcher.star
index 05157ef84..6119a9001 100644
--- a/src/mev/mev_boost/mev_boost_launcher.star
+++ b/src/mev/mev_boost/mev_boost_launcher.star
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ def launch(
     network_id,
     mev_boost_image,
     mev_boost_args,
-    global_node_selectors,
     network_params,
+    final_genesis_timestamp,
+    global_node_selectors,
 ):
     config = get_config(
         mev_boost_launcher,
@@ -64,10 +65,7 @@ def get_config(
         ports=USED_PORTS,
         cmd=command,
         env_vars={
-            # TODO(maybe) remove the hardcoding
-            # This is set to match this file https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/ethereum-package/blob/main/static_files/genesis-generation-config/cl/config.yaml.tmpl#L11
-            # latest-notes
-            # does this need genesis time to be set as well
+            "GENESIS_TIMESTAMP": str(network_params.genesis_timestamp),
             "GENESIS_FORK_VERSION": "0x10000038",
             "BOOST_LISTEN_ADDR": "0.0.0.0:{0}".format(
                 input_parser.FLASHBOTS_MEV_BOOST_PORT