diff --git a/lib/data/genesis.js b/lib/data/genesis.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46bf2f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data/genesis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = {
+  livenet: new Buffer('010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' +
+                      '0000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67768f617fc81bc3888a5132' +
+                      '3a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c01010000000100000000' +
+                      '00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffff' +
+                      'ffff4d04ffff001d0104455468652054696d65732030332f4a616e2f3230' +
+                      '3039204368616e63656c6c6f72206f6e206272696e6b206f66207365636f' +
+                      '6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73ffffffff0100f2052a01' +
+                      '000000434104678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a6' +
+                      '7962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b' +
+                      '8d578a4c702b6bf11d5fac00000000', 'hex'),
+  testnet: new Buffer('')
+}
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 30ba9549..d504af47 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ var BlockService = require('./services/block');
 var TransactionService = require('./services/transaction');
 var AddressService = require('./services/address');
 
+var genesisBlocks = require('./data/genesis');
+
 var BitcoreNode = function(bus, networkMonitor, blockService, transactionService, addressService) {
   $.checkArgument(bus);
   $.checkArgument(networkMonitor);
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ BitcoreNode.prototype.start = function() {
 };
 
 BitcoreNode.prototype.sync = function() {
-  var genesis = bitcore.Block.fromBuffer(bitcore.Networks.defaultNetwork.genesis);
+  var genesis = bitcore.Block.fromBuffer(genesisBlocks[bitcore.Networks.defaultNetwork.name]);
   var self = this;
   this.networkMonitor.on('ready', function() {
     console.log('ready');