diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index 9bef0a51..89b2ae0e 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ TEKU_DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.binary
 # SRC build target can be a tag, a branch, or a pr as "pr-ID"
 LH_SRC_BUILD_TARGET=stable
 LH_SRC_REPO=https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse
-# If Lighthouse terminates with a SIGILL, make this "latest"
-LH_DOCKER_TAG=latest-modern
+LH_DOCKER_TAG=latest
 LH_DOCKER_REPO=sigp/lighthouse
 LH_DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.binary
 
@@ -308,4 +307,4 @@ DDNS_TAG=v2
 NODE_EXPORTER_IGNORE_MOUNT_REGEX='^/(dev|proc|sys|run|var/lib/docker/.+)($|/)'
 
 # Used by ethd update - please do not adjust
-ENV_VERSION=11
+ENV_VERSION=12
diff --git a/ethd b/ethd
index bd9cc22d..c21b93e4 100755
--- a/ethd
+++ b/ethd
@@ -1060,6 +1060,9 @@ envmigrate() {
         if [[ "${var}" = "DDNS_TAG" && "${__source_ver}" -lt "8" ]]; then # Switch to ddns-updater
           value="v2"
         fi
+        if [[ "${var}" = "LH_DOCKER_TAG" && "${value}" = "latest-modern" ]]; then # LH 5.2 ditched latest-modern
+          value="latest"
+        fi
         sed -i'.original' -e "s~^\(${var}\s*=\s*\).*$~\1${value}~" "${ENV_FILE}"
       fi
     done