diff --git a/eth2/types/src/test_utils/testing_beacon_state_builder.rs b/eth2/types/src/test_utils/testing_beacon_state_builder.rs
index fcdbb00ae..493f234a2 100644
--- a/eth2/types/src/test_utils/testing_beacon_state_builder.rs
+++ b/eth2/types/src/test_utils/testing_beacon_state_builder.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl TestingBeaconStateBuilder {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let genesis_time = 1549929600; // 12/2/2019 (arbitrary)
+        let genesis_time = 1553638359; // arbitrary
 
         let mut state = BeaconState::genesis(
             genesis_time,