diff --git a/libethereum/ValidationSchemes.cpp b/libethereum/ValidationSchemes.cpp
index 541652e5a..efeb6fdfa 100644
--- a/libethereum/ValidationSchemes.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/ValidationSchemes.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ void validateConfigJson( js::mObject const& _obj ) {
             { "contractStorageZeroValuePatchTimestamp",
                 { { js::int_type }, JsonFieldPresence::Optional } },
             { "verifyDaSigsPatchTimestamp", { { js::int_type }, JsonFieldPresence::Optional } },
+            { "storageDestructionPatchTimestamp",
+                { { js::int_type }, JsonFieldPresence::Optional } },
             { "nodeGroups", { { js::obj_type }, JsonFieldPresence::Optional } } } );
 
     js::mArray const& nodes = sChain.at( "nodes" ).get_array();