diff --git a/cmd/nitro/init.go b/cmd/nitro/init.go
index c52c87732c..6ce5b0145c 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro/init.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro/init.go
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ func openInitializeChainDb(ctx context.Context, stack *node.Node, config *NodeCo
 					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				chainDb := rawdb.WrapDatabaseWithWasm(chainData, wasmDb)
+				_, err = rawdb.ParseStateScheme(cacheConfig.StateScheme, chainDb)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, nil, err
+				}
 				err = pruning.PruneChainDb(ctx, chainDb, stack, &config.Init, cacheConfig, l1Client, rollupAddrs, config.Node.ValidatorRequired())
 				if err != nil {
 					return chainDb, nil, fmt.Errorf("error pruning: %w", err)
@@ -244,6 +248,10 @@ func openInitializeChainDb(ctx context.Context, stack *node.Node, config *NodeCo
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	chainDb := rawdb.WrapDatabaseWithWasm(chainData, wasmDb)
+	_, err = rawdb.ParseStateScheme(cacheConfig.StateScheme, chainDb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 
 	if config.Init.ImportFile != "" {
 		initDataReader, err = statetransfer.NewJsonInitDataReader(config.Init.ImportFile)