diff --git a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
index bb1379b93..8f57967ed 100644
--- a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
@@ -1139,11 +1139,11 @@ When `is_genesis_trigger(deposits, timestamp, deposit_root) is True` for the fir
 
 * `genesis_deposits = deposits`
 * `genesis_time = timestamp - timestamp % SECONDS_PER_DAY + 2 * SECONDS_PER_DAY` where `SECONDS_PER_DAY = 86400`
-* `deposit_root` is the tree root of the given `deposits`
+* `deposit_root` is the Merkle tree root of the data of the given `deposits`
 * `genesis_eth1_data` be the object of type `Eth1Data` where:
-    * `genesis_eth1_data.block_hash` is the Ethereum 1.0 block hash that emitted the log for the last deposit in `deposits`
     * `genesis_eth1_data.deposit_root` is the deposit root for the last deposit in `deposits`
     * `genesis_eth1_data.deposit_count = len(genesis_deposits)`
+    * `genesis_eth1_data.block_hash` is the Ethereum 1.0 block hash that emitted the log for the last deposit in `deposits`
 
 *Note*: The function `is_genesis_trigger` has yet to be agreed by the community, and can be updated as necessary. We define the following testing placeholder:
 
diff --git a/test_libs/pyspec/eth2spec/test/sanity/test_genesis.py b/test_libs/pyspec/eth2spec/test/sanity/test_genesis.py
index 37d8a2b17..780d039eb 100644
--- a/test_libs/pyspec/eth2spec/test/sanity/test_genesis.py
+++ b/test_libs/pyspec/eth2spec/test/sanity/test_genesis.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def test_genesis(spec):
     deposit_count = spec.GENESIS_ACTIVE_VALIDATOR_COUNT
     genesis_deposits, deposit_root = prepare_genesis_deposits(spec, deposit_count, spec.MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE)
     genesis_time = 1546300800
+    block_hash = b'\x12' * 32
 
     yield genesis_deposits
     yield genesis_time
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def test_genesis(spec):
     genesis_eth1_data = spec.Eth1Data(
         deposit_root=deposit_root,
         deposit_count=deposit_count,
-        block_hash=b'\x12' * 32,
+        block_hash=block_hash,
     )
 
     yield genesis_eth1_data
@@ -76,4 +77,11 @@ def test_genesis(spec):
         genesis_time,
         genesis_eth1_data,
     )
+
+    assert genesis_state.genesis_time == genesis_time
+    assert len(genesis_state.validators) == deposit_count
+    assert genesis_state.eth1_data.deposit_root == deposit_root
+    assert genesis_state.eth1_data.deposit_count == deposit_count
+    assert genesis_state.eth1_data.block_hash == block_hash
+
     yield genesis_state