diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/impl/beacon/state/endpoint.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/impl/beacon/state/endpoint.test.ts
index be297d1e9831..597053247fa8 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/impl/beacon/state/endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/impl/beacon/state/endpoint.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe("lodestar / api / impl / state", function () {
         options: {
           sync: {isSingleNode: true},
           api: {rest: {enabled: true, port: restPort}},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
         },
         validatorCount,
         logger: loggerNodeA,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe("lodestar / api / impl / state", function () {
         options: {
           sync: {isSingleNode: true},
           api: {rest: {enabled: true, port: restPort}},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
         },
         validatorCount,
         logger: loggerNodeA,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/lodestar/lodestar.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/lodestar/lodestar.test.ts
index 9a8982fef1f4..a24f313302a2 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/lodestar/lodestar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/api/lodestar/lodestar.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ describe("api / impl / validator", function () {
         options: {
           sync: {isSingleNode: true},
           api: {rest: {enabled: true, api: ["lodestar"], port: restPort}},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
         },
         validatorCount,
         logger: loggerNodeA,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ describe("api / impl / validator", function () {
         options: {
           sync: {isSingleNode: true},
           api: {rest: {enabled: true, api: ["lodestar"], port: restPort}},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
         },
         validatorCount,
         logger: loggerNodeA,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/chain/lightclient.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/chain/lightclient.test.ts
index b90054fe360c..10b55740dbb7 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/chain/lightclient.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/chain/lightclient.test.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ describe("chain / lightclient", function () {
         sync: {isSingleNode: true},
         network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true},
         api: {rest: {enabled: true, api: ["lightclient"], port: restPort, address: "localhost"}},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
       },
       validatorCount: validatorCount * validatorClientCount,
       genesisTime,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/doppelganger/doppelganger.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/doppelganger/doppelganger.test.ts
index cdfe255fea01..7fc4998bde68 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/doppelganger/doppelganger.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/doppelganger/doppelganger.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ describe.skip("doppelganger / doppelganger test", function () {
 
     const bn = await getDevBeaconNode({
       params: beaconParams,
-      options: {sync: {isSingleNode: true}, api: {rest: {enabled: false}}},
+      options: {
+        sync: {isSingleNode: true},
+        api: {rest: {enabled: false}},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+      },
       validatorCount,
       logger: loggerNodeA,
       genesisTime: config?.genesisTime,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/endpoint.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/endpoint.test.ts
index 88cd7de3bb02..56ea779ce7ed 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/endpoint.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe("lodestar / sync", function () {
         options: {
           sync: {isSingleNode: true},
           api: {rest: {enabled: true, port: restPort}},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
         },
         validatorCount,
         logger: loggerNodeA,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/finalizedSync.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/finalizedSync.test.ts
index bd9235706450..8670a5c94742 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/finalizedSync.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/finalizedSync.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ describe("sync / finalized sync", function () {
 
     const bn = await getDevBeaconNode({
       params: beaconParams,
-      options: {sync: {isSingleNode: true}, network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true}},
+      options: {
+        sync: {isSingleNode: true},
+        network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+      },
       validatorCount,
       genesisTime,
       logger: loggerNodeA,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/unknownBlockSync.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/unknownBlockSync.test.ts
index 7d5e1714bede..4aa7fd209843 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/unknownBlockSync.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/unknownBlockSync.test.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ describe("sync / unknown block sync", function () {
 
     const bn = await getDevBeaconNode({
       params: testParams,
-      options: {sync: {isSingleNode: true}, network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true}},
+      options: {
+        sync: {isSingleNode: true},
+        network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+      },
       validatorCount,
       logger: loggerNodeA,
     });
@@ -74,7 +78,11 @@ describe("sync / unknown block sync", function () {
 
     const bn2 = await getDevBeaconNode({
       params: testParams,
-      options: {api: {rest: {enabled: false}}, sync: {disableRangeSync: true}},
+      options: {
+        api: {rest: {enabled: false}},
+        sync: {disableRangeSync: true},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+      },
       validatorCount,
       genesisTime: bn.chain.getHeadState().genesisTime,
       logger: loggerNodeB,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/wss.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/wss.test.ts
index 9e7db73f0177..45035a72611d 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/wss.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/sync/wss.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe("Start from WSS", function () {
         },
         sync: {isSingleNode: true},
         network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
       },
       validatorCount: 32,
       logger: loggerNodeA,
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ describe("Start from WSS", function () {
       options: {
         api: {rest: {enabled: true, port: 9587} as BeaconRestApiServerOpts},
         sync: {isSingleNode: true, backfillBatchSize: 64},
+        chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
       },
       validatorCount: 32,
       logger: loggerNodeB,