diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
index e30d04555b..cd4687fe6a 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn get_stagenet_genesis_block_raw() -> Block {
     let mut body = AggregateBody::new(vec![], vec![coinbase], vec![kernel]);
     body.sort();
     // set genesis timestamp
-    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("8 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0800").unwrap();
+    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("14 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0200").unwrap();
     #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
     let timestamp = genesis.timestamp() as u64;
     Block {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fn get_nextnet_genesis_block_raw() -> Block {
     let mut body = AggregateBody::new(vec![], vec![coinbase], vec![kernel]);
     body.sort();
     // set genesis timestamp
-    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("24 Feb 2023 12:15:00 +0100").unwrap();
+    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("14 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0200").unwrap();
     #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
     let timestamp = genesis.timestamp() as u64;
     Block {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ fn get_esmeralda_genesis_block_raw() -> Block {
     let mut body = AggregateBody::new(vec![], vec![coinbase], vec![kernel]);
     body.sort();
     // set genesis timestamp
-    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("15 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0200").unwrap();
+    let genesis = DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0200").unwrap();
     #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
     let timestamp = genesis.timestamp() as u64;
     Block {
diff --git a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/src/lib.rs b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/src/lib.rs
index 108cf41e2d..d30f1fddef 100644
--- a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn detect_change_in_consensus_encoding() {
-        const NONCE: u64 = 17813882544908324661;
-        const DIFFICULTY: Difficulty = Difficulty::from_u64(1518);
+        const NONCE: u64 = 13922293050099851269;
+        const DIFFICULTY: Difficulty = Difficulty::from_u64(1027);
         unsafe {
             let mut error = -1;
             let error_ptr = &mut error as *mut c_int;