diff --git a/package_io/input_parser.star b/package_io/input_parser.star
index f5ca5534..f34bf1a6 100644
--- a/package_io/input_parser.star
+++ b/package_io/input_parser.star
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def default_network_params():
 		"seconds_per_slot":                      4,
 		"slots_per_epoch":                       20,
 		"genesis_delay":                         10,
-		"capella_fork_epoch":                    5,
+		"capella_fork_epoch":                    1,
 	}
 
 def default_participant():
diff --git a/src/prelaunch_data_generator/cl_genesis/cl_genesis_data_generator.star b/src/prelaunch_data_generator/cl_genesis/cl_genesis_data_generator.star
index ca33eafa..096b5d9a 100644
--- a/src/prelaunch_data_generator/cl_genesis/cl_genesis_data_generator.star
+++ b/src/prelaunch_data_generator/cl_genesis/cl_genesis_data_generator.star
@@ -171,5 +171,6 @@ def new_cl_genesis_config_template_data(network_id, seconds_per_slot, unix_times
 		"PreregisteredValidatorKeysMnemonic": preregistered_validator_keys_mnemonic,
 		"DepositContractAddress": deposit_contract_address,
 		"GenesisDelay": genesis_delay,
-		"CapellaForkEpoch": capella_fork_epoch
+		# each capella epoch is around 2 seconds, we multiply it with 3 so that it happens around the time of EL
+		"CapellaForkEpoch": capella_fork_epoch*3
 	}