diff --git a/crates/engine/service/src/service.rs b/crates/engine/service/src/service.rs
index e3f3aeeeca01..56e674fdf693 100644
--- a/crates/engine/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/service/src/service.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ mod tests {
             pruner,
             PayloadBuilderHandle::new(tx),
             TreeConfig::default(),
-            Box::new(NoopInvalidBlockHook),
+            Box::new(NoopInvalidBlockHook::default()),
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/invalid_block_hook.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/invalid_block_hook.rs
index 8e69026df1cf..1c9e64914448 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/invalid_block_hook.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/invalid_block_hook.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ where
 }
 
 /// A no-op [`InvalidBlockHook`] that does nothing.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct NoopInvalidBlockHook;
 
 impl InvalidBlockHook for NoopInvalidBlockHook {
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/launch/engine.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/launch/engine.rs
index 6a2ae8878543..23a6d352a123 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/launch/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/launch/engine.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ where
             warn!(target: "reth::cli", ?hook_type, "Invalid block hooks are not implemented yet! The `debug.invalid-block-hook` flag will do nothing for now.");
         }
 
-        let invalid_block_hook = Box::new(NoopInvalidBlockHook);
+        let invalid_block_hook = Box::new(NoopInvalidBlockHook::default());
 
         // Configure the consensus engine
         let mut eth_service = EngineService::new(