diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 72cfcbe09..2aec91339 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
         consensus.nStakeMinAge = 8 * 60 * 60; // 8 hours
 
         // The best chain should have at least this much work.
-        consensus.nMinimumChainWork = uint256S("0x00");
+        consensus.nMinimumChainWork = uint256S("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001f61a372a08476c5a2e");
 
         /**
          * The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.