diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/execution/engine/http.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/execution/engine/http.ts
index 218d9eed707b..bb868572c28d 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/execution/engine/http.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/execution/engine/http.ts
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ export class ExecutionEngineHttp implements IExecutionEngine {
         // This statement should only be called first time receiving response after startup
         this.getClientVersion(getLodestarClientVersion(this.opts)).catch((e) => {
           this.logger.debug("Unable to get execution client version", {}, e);
-          this.clientVersion = null;
         });
+        this.clientVersion = null;
       }
       this.updateEngineState(getExecutionEngineState({targetState: ExecutionEngineState.ONLINE, oldState: this.state}));
     });