diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index ecff53057..40ca76377 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ bool Blockchain::init(BlockchainDB* db, const network_type nettype, bool offline
   uint64_t top_block_timestamp = m_db->get_top_block_timestamp();
   uint64_t timestamp_diff = time(NULL) - top_block_timestamp;
 
-  // genesis block has no timestamp, could probably change it to have timestamp of 1397818133...
+  // genesis block has no timestamp, could probably change it to have timestamp of 1522624244 (2018-04-01 23:10:44, block 1)...
   if(!top_block_timestamp)
-    timestamp_diff = time(NULL) - 1397818133;
+    timestamp_diff = time(NULL) - 1522624244;
 
   // create general purpose async service queue