diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/main.go b/tools/genesis-snapshot/main.go
index 63d303a83..05728937e 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/main.go
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func main() {
 func parseFlags() (opt []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options], conf string) {
 	filename := flag.String("filename", "", "the name of the generated snapshot file")
 	config := flag.String("config", "", "use ready config: devnet, feature, docker")
-	genesisSeedStr := flag.String("seed", "", "the genesis seed provided in base58 format.")
+	genesisSeedStr := flag.String("seed", "7R1itJx5hVuo9w9hjg5cwKFmek4HMSoBDgJZN8hKGxih", "the genesis seed provided in base58 format.")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 	opt = []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options]{}
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ func parseFlags() (opt []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options], conf string) {
 		opt = append(opt, snapshotcreator.WithFilePath(*filename))
 	}
 
-	if *genesisSeedStr != "" {
-		genesisSeed, err := base58.Decode(*genesisSeedStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(ierrors.Errorf("failed to decode base58 seed, using the default one: %w", err))
-		}
-		keyManager := mock.NewKeyManager(genesisSeed[:], 0)
-		opt = append(opt, snapshotcreator.WithGenesisKeyManager(keyManager))
+	genesisSeed, err := base58.Decode(*genesisSeedStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(ierrors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode base58 seed"))
 	}
+	keyManager := mock.NewKeyManager(genesisSeed[:], 0)
+	opt = append(opt, snapshotcreator.WithGenesisKeyManager(keyManager))
 
 	return opt, *config
 }