diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env b/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
index 1c214b56..06e90b61 100644
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-eth/fixturenet-eth.env
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PORT=5432
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_NAME="cerc_testing"
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_USER="vdbm"
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PASSWORD="password"
-CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER=23
+CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER=${CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER:-23}
 CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_LOG_STATEMENTS="false"
 
 CERC_GETH_VMODULE="statediff/*=5,rpc/*=5"