diff --git a/cli/init.go b/cli/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f90811556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blockstore"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// preload manifest so that we have the correct code CID inventory for cli since that doesn't
+	// go through CI
+	if len(build.BuiltinActorsV8Bundle()) > 0 {
+		bs := blockstore.NewMemory()
+
+		if err := actors.LoadManifestFromBundle(context.TODO(), bs, actors.Version8, build.BuiltinActorsV8Bundle()); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("error loading actor manifest: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
+}