diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
index 76e7791e1d4..7a80997b976 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 //! Command that initializes the node from a genesis file.
 
 use crate::common::{AccessRights, CliNodeTypes, Environment, EnvironmentArgs};
-use alloy_consensus::Header;
+use alloy_consensus::{BlockHeader as AlloyBlockHeader, Header};
 use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
 use clap::Parser;
 use reth_chainspec::{EthChainSpec, EthereumHardforks};
 use reth_cli::chainspec::ChainSpecParser;
 use reth_db_common::init::init_from_state_dump;
 use reth_node_api::NodePrimitives;
-use reth_primitives_traits::SealedHeader;
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockHeader, SealedHeader};
 use reth_provider::{
     BlockNumReader, DatabaseProviderFactory, StaticFileProviderFactory, StaticFileWriter,
 };
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks>> InitStateC
     where
         N: CliNodeTypes<
             ChainSpec = C::ChainSpec,
-            Primitives: NodePrimitives<BlockHeader = alloy_consensus::Header>,
+            Primitives: NodePrimitives<BlockHeader: BlockHeader + From<Header>>,
         >,
     {
         info!(target: "reth::cli", "Reth init-state starting");
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks>> InitStateC
         if self.without_evm {
             // ensure header, total difficulty and header hash are provided
             let header = self.header.ok_or_else(|| eyre::eyre!("Header file must be provided"))?;
-            let header = without_evm::read_header_from_file(header)?;
+            let header = without_evm::read_header_from_file::<
+                <N::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::BlockHeader,
+            >(header)?;
 
             let header_hash =
                 self.header_hash.ok_or_else(|| eyre::eyre!("Header hash must be provided"))?;
@@ -103,7 +105,10 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks>> InitStateC
                     &provider_rw,
                     SealedHeader::new(header, header_hash),
                     total_difficulty,
-                    |number| Header { number, ..Default::default() },
+                    |number| {
+                        let header = Header { number, ..Default::default() };
+                        <<N::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::BlockHeader>::from(header)
+                    },
                 )?;
 
                 // SAFETY: it's safe to commit static files, since in the event of a crash, they
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks>> InitStateC
                 // Necessary to commit, so the header is accessible to provider_rw and
                 // init_state_dump
                 static_file_provider.commit()?;
-            } else if last_block_number > 0 && last_block_number < header.number {
+            } else if last_block_number > 0 && last_block_number < header.number() {
                 return Err(eyre::eyre!(
                     "Data directory should be empty when calling init-state with --without-evm-history."
                 ));
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
index c839aaf268e..3a85b175eb4 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/init_state/without_evm.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use alloy_consensus::{BlockHeader, Header};
+use alloy_consensus::BlockHeader;
 use alloy_primitives::{BlockNumber, B256, U256};
 use alloy_rlp::Decodable;
 use reth_codecs::Compact;
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ use reth_stages::{StageCheckpoint, StageId};
 use reth_static_file_types::StaticFileSegment;
 use std::{fs::File, io::Read, path::PathBuf};
 use tracing::info;
-
 /// Reads the header RLP from a file and returns the Header.
-pub(crate) fn read_header_from_file(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Header, eyre::Error> {
+pub(crate) fn read_header_from_file<H>(path: PathBuf) -> Result<H, eyre::Error>
+where
+    H: Decodable,
+{
     let mut file = File::open(path)?;
     let mut buf = Vec::new();
     file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
 
-    let header = Header::decode(&mut &buf[..])?;
+    let header = H::decode(&mut &buf[..])?;
     Ok(header)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs b/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
index f1bace672bd..e62dad13d09 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! CLI definition and entrypoint to executable
 
 use crate::chainspec::EthereumChainSpecParser;
+use alloy_consensus::Header;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpec, EthChainSpec, Hardforks};
 use reth_cli::chainspec::ChainSpecParser;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use reth_cli_commands::{
 };
 use reth_cli_runner::CliRunner;
 use reth_db::DatabaseEnv;
-use reth_node_api::NodePrimitives;
+use reth_node_api::{NodePrimitives, NodeTypes};
 use reth_node_builder::{NodeBuilder, WithLaunchContext};
 use reth_node_core::{
     args::LogArgs,
@@ -181,11 +182,9 @@ impl<C: ChainSpecParser, Ext: clap::Args + fmt::Debug> Cli<C, Ext> {
         ) -> eyre::Result<()>,
     ) -> eyre::Result<()>
     where
-        N: CliNodeTypes<
-            Primitives: NodePrimitives<BlockHeader = alloy_consensus::Header>,
-            ChainSpec: Hardforks,
-        >,
+        N: CliNodeTypes<Primitives: NodePrimitives, ChainSpec: Hardforks>,
         C: ChainSpecParser<ChainSpec = N::ChainSpec>,
+        <<N as NodeTypes>::Primitives as NodePrimitives>::BlockHeader: From<Header>,
     {
         // Add network name if available to the logs dir
         if let Some(chain_spec) = self.command.chain_spec() {