diff --git a/config/tendermint/config.go b/config/tendermint/config.go
index 048c41329..ca6f820e3 100644
--- a/config/tendermint/config.go
+++ b/config/tendermint/config.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func GetConfig(rootDir string) cfg.Config {
 	if mapConfig.IsSet("version") {
 		Exit("Cannot set 'version' via config.toml")
 	}
-	mapConfig.SetDefault("chain_id", "tendermint_testnet_8")
+	mapConfig.SetDefault("chain_id", "tendermint_testnet_9")
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("version", "0.5.0") // JAE: encrypted p2p!
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("genesis_file", rootDir+"/genesis.json")
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("moniker", "anonymous")
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ func defaultConfig(moniker string) (defaultConfig string) {
 }
 
 var defaultGenesis = `{
-    "chain_id": "tendermint_testnet_8",
+    "chain_id": "tendermint_testnet_9",
     "accounts": [
         {
-            "address": "F81CB9ED0A868BD961C4F5BBC0E39B763B89FCB6",
+            "address": "9FCBA7F840A0BFEBBE755E853C9947270A912D04",
             "amount": 690000000000
         },
         {