diff --git a/cmd/voconed/voconed.go b/cmd/voconed/voconed.go
index ec03430f6..2a6b0f7cf 100644
--- a/cmd/voconed/voconed.go
+++ b/cmd/voconed/voconed.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	vc.SetChainID(config.chainID)
+	vc.App.SetChainID(config.chainID)
 	log.Infof("using chainID: %s", config.chainID)
 
 	// set treasurer address if provided
diff --git a/vochain/genesis/genesis.go b/vochain/genesis/genesis.go
index 20fb7abe1..776307b1a 100644
--- a/vochain/genesis/genesis.go
+++ b/vochain/genesis/genesis.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ var Genesis = map[string]Vochain{
 }
 
 var devGenesis = Doc{
-	GenesisTime: time.Date(2023, time.October, 10, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-	ChainID:     "vocdoni-dev-24",
+	GenesisTime: time.Date(2023, time.October, 17, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+	ChainID:     "vocdoni-dev-25",
 	ConsensusParams: &ConsensusParams{
 		Block: BlockParams{
 			MaxBytes: 2097152,
diff --git a/vochain/processid/process_id.go b/vochain/processid/process_id.go
index 9f2cdd17d..a7831308b 100644
--- a/vochain/processid/process_id.go
+++ b/vochain/processid/process_id.go
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ func (p *ProcessID) String() string {
 
 }
 
-// SetChainID sets the blockchain identifier
+// SetChainID sets the process blockchain identifier
 func (p *ProcessID) SetChainID(chID string) {
 	p.chainID = chID
 }
 
-// ChainID returns blockchain identifier
+// ChainID returns the process blockchain identifier
 func (p *ProcessID) ChainID() string {
 	return p.chainID
 }
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func (p *ProcessID) EnvelopeType() *models.EnvelopeType {
 	}
 }
 
+// BuildProcessID returns a ProcessID constructed in a deterministic way
 func BuildProcessID(proc *models.Process, state *state.State) (*ProcessID, error) {
 	pid := new(ProcessID)
 	pid.SetChainID(state.ChainID())
diff --git a/vochain/start.go b/vochain/start.go
index 3a12ecf39..c0e4ec04b 100644
--- a/vochain/start.go
+++ b/vochain/start.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func newTendermint(app *BaseApplication,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal genesis file for fetching chainID")
 	}
 	log.Infow("genesis file", "genesis", tconfig.GenesisFile(), "chainID", genesisCID.ChainID)
-	app.chainID = genesisCID.ChainID
+	app.SetChainID(genesisCID.ChainID)
 
 	// assign the default tendermint methods
 	app.SetDefaultMethods()
diff --git a/vochain/state/state.go b/vochain/state/state.go
index ab99765c6..edfb51af5 100644
--- a/vochain/state/state.go
+++ b/vochain/state/state.go
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ func (v *State) EventListeners() []EventListener {
 	return v.eventListeners
 }
 
-// SetChainID sets the blockchain identifier.
+// SetChainID sets the state chainID (blockchain identifier)
 func (v *State) SetChainID(chID string) {
 	v.chainID = chID
 }
 
-// ChainID gets the blockchain identifier.
+// ChainID gets the state chainID (blockchain identifier)
 func (v *State) ChainID() string {
 	return v.chainID
 }
diff --git a/vocone/vocone.go b/vocone/vocone.go
index 12ad96a48..14d1417fc 100644
--- a/vocone/vocone.go
+++ b/vocone/vocone.go
@@ -512,11 +512,6 @@ func vochainPrintInfo(sleepSecs int64, vi *vochaininfo.VochainInfo) {
 	}
 }
 
-// SetChainID sets the chainID for the vocone instance
-func (vc *Vocone) SetChainID(chainID string) {
-	vc.App.SetChainID(chainID)
-}
-
 func defaultTxCosts() genesis.TransactionCosts {
 	return genesis.TransactionCosts{
 		SetProcessStatus:        1,