diff --git a/src/sakia/options.py b/src/sakia/options.py
index b3caf8795a2e3bda44e244157a78b02326ef79fa..1c11239ec359bd39f95325e5dd6717e4f5e74037 100644
--- a/src/sakia/options.py
+++ b/src/sakia/options.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SakiaOptions:
                           action="store_true", dest="debug", default=False,
                           help="Print DEBUG messages to stdout")
 
-        parser.add_option("--currency",  dest="currency", default="gtest",
+        parser.add_option("--currency",  dest="currency", default="g1",
                           help="Select a currency between {0}".format(",".join(ROOT_SERVERS.keys())))
 
         (options, args) = parser.parse_args(argv)