diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/status.rs b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/status.rs
index 1b77477c09..aca87a9954 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/status.rs
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/status.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Default for Status {
             total_difficulty: 17_179_869_184u64.into(),
             blockhash: MAINNET_GENESIS,
             genesis: MAINNET_GENESIS,
-            forkid: Hardfork::Latest.fork_id(),
+            forkid: Hardfork::Frontier.fork_id(),
         }
     }
 }