diff --git a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
index d8bb004d74..e39b70c927 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class CTestNetParams : public CChainParams {
 
         // Deployment of SegWit (BIP141, BIP143, and BIP147)
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].bit = 1;
-        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].nStartTime = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::NEVER_ACTIVE;
+        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].nStartTime = 1727100000; // Monday, September 23, 2024 2:00:00 PM
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].nTimeout = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::NO_TIMEOUT;
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].min_activation_height = 0; // No activation delay