diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index fb01049d..1e91402a 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ cat $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["deposit_param
 cat $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["mint"]["params"]["mint_denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json
 
 # increase block time (?)
-cat $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["time_iota_ms"]="30000"' > $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["time_iota_ms"]="1000"' > $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json
 
 # Set gas limit in genesis
 cat $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["max_gas"]="10000000"' > $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.ethermintd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.ethermintd/config/genesis.json