diff --git a/genesis.json b/genesis.json
index ac28b487b7..449c81d5f9 100644
--- a/genesis.json
+++ b/genesis.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "config": {
-    "chainId": 1,
+    "chainId": 101,
     "homesteadBlock": 0,
     "eip150Block": 0,
     "eip155Block": 0,