diff --git a/linera-service/tests/linera_net_tests.rs b/linera-service/tests/linera_net_tests.rs
index a292355ef8c..44660aa90ca 100644
--- a/linera-service/tests/linera_net_tests.rs
+++ b/linera-service/tests/linera_net_tests.rs
@@ -2868,7 +2868,7 @@ async fn test_end_to_end_faucet_with_long_chains(config: impl LineraNetConfig) -
     // Use the faucet directly to initialize many chains
     for _ in 0..chain_count {
         faucet_client
-            .open_chain(faucet_chain, None, Amount::ZERO)
+            .open_chain(faucet_chain, None, Amount::ONE)
             .await?;
     }