diff --git a/lib/archethic/self_repair/repair_worker.ex b/lib/archethic/self_repair/repair_worker.ex
index a144c2be9..f3b44f2e3 100644
--- a/lib/archethic/self_repair/repair_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/archethic/self_repair/repair_worker.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule Archethic.SelfRepair.RepairWorker do
   alias Archethic.SelfRepair.NotifierSupervisor
 
   use GenServer, restart: :transient
-  @vsn 1
+  @vsn 2
 
   require Logger
 
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ defmodule Archethic.SelfRepair.RepairWorker do
 
   def handle_info(_, data), do: {:noreply, data}
 
+  # kill the repair worker because they do not know about the genesis address
+  def code_change(1, state, _extra) do
+    me = self()
+    Task.start(fn -> Process.exit(me, :kill) end)
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  def code_change(_version, state, _extra), do: {:ok, state}
+
   defp start_repair(
          data = %{
            storage_addresses: [],