diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index 7bff33df..b476f727 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ JWT_SECRET=
 DISTRIBUTED=
 # Authenticated execution client endpoint. This default uses the execution node container.
 EL_NODE=http://execution:8551
-# Consensus client address. This could be comma-separated for Lighthouse or Teku VC clients, with failover,
+# Consensus client address. This could be comma-separated for Lighthouse, Nimbus or Teku VC clients, with failover,
 # or could just be a remote consensus client URL for "validator only" setups.
-# For Nimbus VC client, put the first beacon node here, and use VC_EXTRAS for additional.
 CL_NODE=http://consensus:5052
 # MEV-boost address. This would only be changed for Vouch setups
 MEV_NODE=http://mev-boost:18550
diff --git a/nimbus-vc-only.yml b/nimbus-vc-only.yml
index 89440d5e..5b7f950a 100644
--- a/nimbus-vc-only.yml
+++ b/nimbus-vc-only.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ services:
       - jwtsecret:/var/lib/nimbus/ee-secret
     environment:
       - MEV_BOOST=${MEV_BOOST}
+      - CL_NODE=${CL_NODE}
       - DOPPELGANGER=${DOPPELGANGER}
       - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
       - VC_EXTRAS=${VC_EXTRAS:-}
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ services:
       - /usr/local/bin/nimbus_validator_client
       - --data-dir=/var/lib/nimbus
       - --non-interactive
-      - --beacon-node=${CL_NODE}
       - --metrics
       - --metrics-port=8009
       - --metrics-address=0.0.0.0
diff --git a/nimbus/docker-entrypoint-vc.sh b/nimbus/docker-entrypoint-vc.sh
index 5be960b4..dcc06e89 100755
--- a/nimbus/docker-entrypoint-vc.sh
+++ b/nimbus/docker-entrypoint-vc.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ else
   __mev_boost=""
 fi
 
+# accomodate comma separated list of consensus nodes
+__nodes=$(echo "$CL_NODE" | tr ',' ' ')
+__beacon_nodes=()
+for __node in $__nodes; do
+  __beacon_nodes+=("--beacon-node=$__node")
+done
+
 __log_level="--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL^^}"
 
 # Web3signer URL
@@ -60,9 +67,9 @@ fi
 if [ "${DEFAULT_GRAFFITI}" = "true" ]; then
 # Word splitting is desired for the command line parameters
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  exec "$@" ${__w3s_url} ${__log_level} ${__doppel} ${__mev_boost} ${__att_aggr} ${VC_EXTRAS}
+  exec "$@" "${__beacon_nodes[@]}" ${__w3s_url} ${__log_level} ${__doppel} ${__mev_boost} ${__att_aggr} ${VC_EXTRAS}
 else
 # Word splitting is desired for the command line parameters
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  exec "$@" ${__w3s_url} "--graffiti=${GRAFFITI}" ${__log_level} ${__doppel} ${__mev_boost} ${__att_aggr} ${VC_EXTRAS}
+  exec "$@" "${__beacon_nodes[@]}" ${__w3s_url} "--graffiti=${GRAFFITI}" ${__log_level} ${__doppel} ${__mev_boost} ${__att_aggr} ${VC_EXTRAS}
 fi