diff --git a/script/evgrd/src/lib.rs b/script/evgrd/src/lib.rs
index 50a7b7546..45688de33 100644
--- a/script/evgrd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/script/evgrd/src/lib.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl LocalEventGraph {
 
         loop {
             // Find the next rotation timestamp:
-            let next_rotation = next_rotation_timestamp(INITIAL_GENESIS, days_rotation);
+            let next_rotation = next_rotation_timestamp(INITIAL_GENESIS / 1000, days_rotation);
 
             // Prepare the new genesis event
             let current_genesis = Event {
diff --git a/src/event_graph/mod.rs b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
index e32556266..765fe1d55 100644
--- a/src/event_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ impl EventGraph {
 
         loop {
             // Find the next rotation timestamp:
-            let next_rotation = next_rotation_timestamp(INITIAL_GENESIS, days_rotation);
+            let next_rotation = next_rotation_timestamp(INITIAL_GENESIS / 1000, days_rotation);
 
             // Prepare the new genesis event
             let current_genesis = Event {