diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 46b0ccab..a2bffcab 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	appName = "kava"
 	// DefaultKeyPass contains the default key password for genesis transactions
 	DefaultKeyPass   = "12345678"
-	Bech32MainPrefix = "k"
+	Bech32MainPrefix = "kava"
 )
 
 // default home directories for expected binaries
diff --git a/testnet-1.1/gentx/.gitkeep b/testnet-1.1/gentx/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b