diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index b5fdee2140..cf0a5c35f5 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Application::run()
 	std::cerr << "Root master seed: " << rootSeedMaster.humanFamilySeed() << std::endl;
 	std::cerr << "Root account: " << rootAddress.humanAccountID() << std::endl;
 
-	Ledger::pointer firstLedger = boost::make_shared<Ledger>(rootAddress, 100000000);
+	Ledger::pointer firstLedger = boost::make_shared<Ledger>(rootAddress, SYSTEM_CURRENCY_START);
 	assert(!!firstLedger->getAccountState(rootAddress));
 	firstLedger->updateHash();
 	firstLedger->setClosed();
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index ce595905a1..9cd34d22e0 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 #define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_CODE		"XNS"
 #define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_PRECISION	6
 
+#define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_GIFT		1000ull
+#define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_USERS		100000000ull
+#define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_PARTS		1000000ull
+#define SYSTEM_CURRENCY_START		(SYSTEM_CURRENCY_GIFT*SYSTEM_CURRENCY_USERS*SYSTEM_CURRENCY_PARTS)
+
 #define VALIDATORS_FILE_NAME		"validators.txt"
 const int SYSTEM_PEER_PORT = 6561;