diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
index b5b32f23a9c..7dde1a04962 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
       description = "Identification for this node in the Client ID",
       arity = "1")
   private final Optional<String> identityString = Optional.empty();
-
   // P2P Discovery Option Group
   @CommandLine.ArgGroup(validate = false, heading = "@|bold P2P Discovery Options|@%n")
   P2PDiscoveryOptionGroup p2PDiscoveryOptionGroup = new P2PDiscoveryOptionGroup();
@@ -1451,7 +1450,6 @@ public void run() {
       // Need to create vertx after cmdline has been parsed, such that metricsSystem is configurable
       vertx = createVertx(createVertxOptions(metricsSystem.get()));
 
-      postCreationOptionSetup();
       validateOptions();
       configure();
       configureNativeLibs();
@@ -1798,13 +1796,6 @@ private void configureNativeLibs() {
     }
   }
 
-  /** Use this method to pass data, that was not yet available, at options object creation time */
-  private void postCreationOptionSetup() {
-    // set the optional genesis block period time needed by mining options
-    final var actualGenesisOptions = getActualGenesisConfigOptions();
-    miningOptions.setGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds(getGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds(actualGenesisOptions));
-  }
-
   private void validateOptions() {
     validateRequiredOptions();
     issueOptionWarnings();
@@ -2912,6 +2903,8 @@ private TransactionPoolConfiguration buildTransactionPoolConfiguration() {
 
   private MiningParameters getMiningParameters() {
     if (miningParameters == null) {
+      miningOptions.setGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds(
+          getGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds(getActualGenesisConfigOptions()));
       miningParameters = miningOptions.toDomainObject();
     }
     return miningParameters;
@@ -3405,6 +3398,11 @@ private Optional<String> getEcCurveFromGenesisFile() {
     return genesisConfigOptions.getEcCurve();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the genesis config options after applying any specified config overrides
+   *
+   * @return the genesis config options after applying any specified config overrides
+   */
   protected GenesisConfigOptions getActualGenesisConfigOptions() {
     return Optional.ofNullable(genesisConfigOptions)
         .orElseGet(
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/MiningOptions.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/MiningOptions.java
index cfb861405af..5716d45fe6e 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/MiningOptions.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/MiningOptions.java
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ public static MiningOptions create() {
     return new MiningOptions();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the optional genesis block period per seconds
+   *
+   * @param genesisBlockPeriodSeconds if the network is PoA then the block period in seconds
+   *     specified in the genesis file, otherwise empty.
+   */
   public void setGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds(final OptionalInt genesisBlockPeriodSeconds) {
     maybeGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds = genesisBlockPeriodSeconds;
   }
@@ -220,10 +226,6 @@ public void validate(
       final GenesisConfigOptions genesisConfigOptions,
       final boolean isMergeEnabled,
       final Logger logger) {
-    if (maybeGenesisBlockPeriodSeconds == null) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException(
-          "genesisBlockPeriodSeconds must be set before using this object");
-    }
 
     if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(isMiningEnabled) && coinbase == null) {
       throw new ParameterException(