diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/mini_miner.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/mini_miner.cpp
index 2f53943c3174f4..81f137245286b6 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/mini_miner.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/mini_miner.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void initialize_miner()
 {
     static const auto testing_setup = MakeNoLogFileContext<const TestingSetup>();
     g_setup = testing_setup.get();
+    MineBlock(g_setup->m_node, CScript() << OP_FALSE);
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < uint32_t{100}; ++i) {
         g_available_coins.emplace_back(uint256::ZERO, i);
     }