diff --git a/cmd/algorand-indexer/daemon.go b/cmd/algorand-indexer/daemon.go
index d724601ee..c2542808a 100644
--- a/cmd/algorand-indexer/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/algorand-indexer/daemon.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	sdkConfig "github.com/algorand/go-algorand-sdk/v2/protocol/config"
+
 	"github.com/algorand/indexer/v3/api"
 	"github.com/algorand/indexer/v3/api/generated/v2"
 	"github.com/algorand/indexer/v3/config"
@@ -200,6 +202,14 @@ func runDaemon(daemonConfig *daemonConfig) error {
 		daemonConfig.configFile = os.Getenv("INDEXER_CONFIGFILE")
 	}
 
+	// Read custom consensus file for custom protocols
+	var consensus sdkConfig.ConsensusProtocols
+	consensus , consensusErr := sdkConfig.PreloadConfigurableConsensusProtocols(daemonConfig.indexerDataDir)
+	if consensusErr != nil {
+		return consensusErr
+	}
+	sdkConfig.Consensus = consensus
+
 	// Create the data directory if necessary/possible
 	if err = configureIndexerDataDir(daemonConfig.indexerDataDir); err != nil {
 		return err