diff --git a/tools/test-framework/src/bootstrap/namada.rs b/tools/test-framework/src/bootstrap/namada.rs
index 91759881ad..3d13386ec2 100644
--- a/tools/test-framework/src/bootstrap/namada.rs
+++ b/tools/test-framework/src/bootstrap/namada.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn bootstrap_namada_node(
             "--chain-prefix",
             &chain_driver.chain_id.to_string(),
             "--genesis-time",
-            "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+            "2023-01-01T00:00:00.000000000+00:00",
             "--templates-path",
             templates_path,
             "--wasm-checksums-path",