diff --git a/backend/pkg/api/api_test.go b/backend/pkg/api/api_test.go
index c422bf17f..15e4b8a64 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/api/api_test.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/api/api_test.go
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ func TestPublicAndSharedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			numValidators := resp.Data.Validators.Exited + resp.Data.Validators.Offline + resp.Data.Validators.Pending + resp.Data.Validators.Online + resp.Data.Validators.Slashed
 			assert.Greater(t, numValidators, uint64(0), "dashboard should contain at least one validator")
 			assert.Greater(t, len(resp.Data.Groups), 0, "dashboard should contain at least one group")
+			assert.Greater(t, resp.Data.Network, uint64(0), "dashboard should contain a network id greater than 0")
 		})
 
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]: test group summary", dashboardId.id), func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/backend/pkg/api/data_access/vdb_management.go b/backend/pkg/api/data_access/vdb_management.go
index 9163a51ab..a96dced54 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/api/data_access/vdb_management.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/api/data_access/vdb_management.go
@@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ func (d *DataAccessService) GetValidatorDashboardOverview(ctx context.Context, d
 				id = $1`
 			return d.alloyReader.GetContext(ctx, &data.Network, query, dashboardId.Id)
 		})
+	} else { // load the chain id from the config in case of public dashboards
+		data.Network = utils.Config.Chain.ClConfig.DepositChainID
 	}
-	// TODO handle network of validator set dashboards
 
 	// Groups
 	if dashboardId.Validators == nil && !dashboardId.AggregateGroups {