diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index df258d782..d78e1351b 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -532,11 +532,16 @@ public:
         BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(equihash_parameters_acceptable(N, K));
         nEquihashN = N;
         nEquihashK = K;
-        genesis.nTime = 1296688602;
-        genesis.nBits = KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS;
-        genesis.nNonce = uint256S("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000021");
-        genesis.nSolution = ParseHex("0f2a976db4c4263da10fd5d38eb1790469cf19bdb4bf93450e09a72fdff17a3454326399");
+
+        genesis = CreateGenesisBlock(
+            1296688602,
+            uint256S("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009"),
+            ParseHex("01936b7db1eb4ac39f151b8704642d0a8bda13ec547d54cd5e43ba142fc6d8877cab07b3"),
+            KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS, 4, 0);
         consensus.hashGenesisBlock = genesis.GetHash();
+        assert(consensus.hashGenesisBlock == uint256S("0x029f11d80ef9765602235e1bc9727e3eb6ba20839319f761fee920d63401e327"));
+        assert(genesis.hashMerkleRoot == uint256S("0xc4eaa58879081de3c24a7b117ed2b28300e7ec4c4c1dff1d3f1268b7857a4ddb"));
+
         nDefaultPort = 17779;
         nPruneAfterHeight = 1000;