diff --git a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
index 1ff2fa78..102b5f03 100644
--- a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
     CBaseTestNetParams()
     {
         nRPCPort = 20889;
-        strDataDir = "testnet3";
+        strDataDir = "testnet";
     }
 };
 static CBaseTestNetParams testNetParams;