diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index f3e2e0d84bd..d231eb39f9c 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, nodeConfig *nodecfg.Config, cfg *ethconfig.C
 
 	if ctx.IsSet(OverridePragueFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.OverridePragueTime = flags.GlobalBig(ctx, OverridePragueFlag.Name)
+		cfg.TxPool.OverridePragueTime = cfg.OverridePragueTime
 	}
 
 	if clparams.EmbeddedSupported(cfg.NetworkID) {
diff --git a/erigon-lib/txpool/pool.go b/erigon-lib/txpool/pool.go
index 441c356ee48..7ac81600223 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/txpool/pool.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/txpool/pool.go
@@ -983,31 +983,34 @@ func requiredBalance(txn *types.TxSlot) *uint256.Int {
 	return total
 }
 
-func (p *TxPool) isShanghai() bool {
+func isTimeBasedForkActivated(isPostFlag *atomic.Bool, forkTime *uint64) bool {
 	// once this flag has been set for the first time we no longer need to check the timestamp
-	set := p.isPostShanghai.Load()
+	set := isPostFlag.Load()
 	if set {
 		return true
 	}
-	if p.shanghaiTime == nil {
+	if forkTime == nil { // the fork is not enabled
 		return false
 	}
-	shanghaiTime := *p.shanghaiTime
 
-	// a zero here means Shanghai is always active
-	if shanghaiTime == 0 {
-		p.isPostShanghai.Swap(true)
+	// a zero here means the fork is always active
+	if *forkTime == 0 {
+		isPostFlag.Swap(true)
 		return true
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now().Unix()
-	activated := uint64(now) >= shanghaiTime
+	activated := uint64(now) >= *forkTime
 	if activated {
-		p.isPostShanghai.Swap(true)
+		isPostFlag.Swap(true)
 	}
 	return activated
 }
 
+func (p *TxPool) isShanghai() bool {
+	return isTimeBasedForkActivated(&p.isPostShanghai, p.shanghaiTime)
+}
+
 func (p *TxPool) isAgra() bool {
 	// once this flag has been set for the first time we no longer need to check the block
 	set := p.isPostAgra.Load()
@@ -1045,53 +1048,11 @@ func (p *TxPool) isAgra() bool {
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) isCancun() bool {
-	// once this flag has been set for the first time we no longer need to check the timestamp
-	set := p.isPostCancun.Load()
-	if set {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p.cancunTime == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	cancunTime := *p.cancunTime
-
-	// a zero here means Cancun is always active
-	if cancunTime == 0 {
-		p.isPostCancun.Swap(true)
-		return true
-	}
-
-	now := time.Now().Unix()
-	activated := uint64(now) >= cancunTime
-	if activated {
-		p.isPostCancun.Swap(true)
-	}
-	return activated
+	return isTimeBasedForkActivated(&p.isPostCancun, p.cancunTime)
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) isPrague() bool {
-	// once this flag has been set for the first time we no longer need to check the timestamp
-	set := p.isPostPrague.Load()
-	if set {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p.pragueTime == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	pragueTime := *p.pragueTime
-
-	// a zero here means Prague is always active
-	if pragueTime == 0 {
-		p.isPostPrague.Swap(true)
-		return true
-	}
-
-	now := time.Now().Unix()
-	activated := uint64(now) >= pragueTime
-	if activated {
-		p.isPostPrague.Swap(true)
-	}
-	return activated
+	return isTimeBasedForkActivated(&p.isPostPrague, p.pragueTime)
 }
 
 // Check that the serialized txn should not exceed a certain max size
diff --git a/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolcfg/txpoolcfg.go b/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolcfg/txpoolcfg.go
index cfcbb0c6a65..5cb562fd390 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolcfg/txpoolcfg.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolcfg/txpoolcfg.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package txpoolcfg
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/c2h5oh/datasize"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TotalBlobPoolLimit  uint64 // Total number of blobs (not txs) allowed within the txpool
 	PriceBump           uint64 // Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction
 	BlobPriceBump       uint64 //Price bump percentage to replace an existing 4844 blob txn (type-3)
+	OverridePragueTime  *big.Int
 
 	// regular batch tasks processing
 	SyncToNewPeersEvery   time.Duration
diff --git a/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolutil/all_components.go b/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolutil/all_components.go
index 2fefe01ecb8..b2884a6f98c 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolutil/all_components.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/txpool/txpoolutil/all_components.go
@@ -141,8 +141,12 @@ func AllComponents(ctx context.Context, cfg txpoolcfg.Config, cache kvcache.Cach
 	}
 	cancunTime := chainConfig.CancunTime
 	pragueTime := chainConfig.PragueTime
+	if cfg.OverridePragueTime != nil {
+		pragueTime = cfg.OverridePragueTime
+	}
 
-	txPool, err := txpool.New(newTxs, chainDB, cfg, cache, *chainID, shanghaiTime, agraBlock, cancunTime, pragueTime, maxBlobsPerBlock, feeCalculator, logger)
+	txPool, err := txpool.New(newTxs, chainDB, cfg, cache, *chainID, shanghaiTime, agraBlock, cancunTime, pragueTime,
+		maxBlobsPerBlock, feeCalculator, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}