diff --git a/app/benchmarks/benchmark_ibc_update_client_test.go b/app/benchmarks/benchmark_ibc_update_client_test.go
index 873c560a95..d397076384 100644
--- a/app/benchmarks/benchmark_ibc_update_client_test.go
+++ b/app/benchmarks/benchmark_ibc_update_client_test.go
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ func generateUpdateClientTransaction(b *testing.B, app *app.App, signer user.Sig
 	return msgs
 }
 
-var chainID = "test"
-
 func makeState(nVals, height int) (sm.State, dbm.DB, map[string]types0.PrivValidator) {
 	vals := make([]types0.GenesisValidator, nVals)
 	privVals := make(map[string]types0.PrivValidator, nVals)
@@ -459,7 +457,7 @@ func makeState(nVals, height int) (sm.State, dbm.DB, map[string]types0.PrivValid
 		privVals[valAddr.String()] = types0.NewMockPVWithParams(pk, false, false)
 	}
 	s, _ := sm.MakeGenesisState(&types0.GenesisDoc{
-		ChainID:    chainID,
+		ChainID:    appconsts.TestChainID,
 		Validators: vals,
 		AppHash:    nil,
 	})
diff --git a/app/test/upgrade_test.go b/app/test/upgrade_test.go
index 899d2268c9..b90e146c67 100644
--- a/app/test/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/app/test/upgrade_test.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func SetupTestAppWithUpgradeHeight(t *testing.T, upgradeHeight int64) (*app.App,
 	encCfg := encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleEncodingRegisters...)
 	testApp := app.New(log.NewNopLogger(), db, nil, 0, encCfg, upgradeHeight, util.EmptyAppOptions{})
 	genesis := genesis.NewDefaultGenesis().
-		WithChainID("test").
+		WithChainID(appconsts.TestChainID).
 		WithValidators(genesis.NewDefaultValidator(testnode.DefaultValidatorAccountName)).
 		WithConsensusParams(app.DefaultInitialConsensusParams())
 	genDoc, err := genesis.Export()
diff --git a/pkg/appconsts/chain_ids.go b/pkg/appconsts/chain_ids.go
index 50c26932f9..f26b4816f7 100644
--- a/pkg/appconsts/chain_ids.go
+++ b/pkg/appconsts/chain_ids.go
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ package appconsts
 
 const (
 	ArabicaChainID = "arabica-11"
+	// TestChainID is the chain ID used for testing.
+	TestChainID = "test"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts.go b/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts.go
index 57ff919bee..0ddbe16ff1 100644
--- a/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts.go
+++ b/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func GetTimeoutCommit(v uint64) time.Duration {
 
 // UpgradeHeightDelay returns the delay in blocks after a quorum has been reached that the chain should upgrade to the new version.
 func UpgradeHeightDelay(chainID string, v uint64) int64 {
-	if chainID == "test" {
+	if chainID == TestChainID {
 		return 3
 	}
 	switch v {
diff --git a/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts_test.go b/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts_test.go
index f85d05b163..6b62a58d98 100644
--- a/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts_test.go
+++ b/pkg/appconsts/versioned_consts_test.go
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ func TestUpgradeHeightDelay(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:                       "the upgrade delay for chainID 'test' should be 3 regardless of the version",
-			chainID:                    "test",
+			chainID:                    appconsts.TestChainID,
 			version:                    3,
 			expectedUpgradeHeightDelay: 3,
 		},
 		{
 			name:                       "the upgrade delay for chainID 'test' should be 3 regardless of the version",
-			chainID:                    "test",
+			chainID:                    appconsts.TestChainID,
 			version:                    4,
 			expectedUpgradeHeightDelay: 3,
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
index 75bf1bdf6c..fb3fdca6ba 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var bigBlockManifest = Manifest{
-	ChainID:    "test",
+	ChainID:    appconsts.TestChainID,
 	Validators: 2,
 	TxClients:  2,
 	ValidatorResource: testnet.Resources{
diff --git a/test/e2e/major_upgrade_v3.go b/test/e2e/major_upgrade_v3.go
index 35cb79b045..f1e39d5d41 100644
--- a/test/e2e/major_upgrade_v3.go
+++ b/test/e2e/major_upgrade_v3.go
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ func MajorUpgradeToV3(logger *log.Logger) error {
 	logger.Printf("Knuu initialized with scope %s", kn.Scope)
 
 	logger.Println("Creating testnet")
-	testNet, err := testnet.New(kn, testnet.Options{})
+	testNet, err := testnet.New(kn, testnet.Options{
+		ChainID: appconsts.TestChainID,
+	})
 	testnet.NoError("failed to create testnet", err)
 
 	defer testNet.Cleanup(ctx)
diff --git a/x/signal/integration_test.go b/x/signal/integration_test.go
index e1f79db39b..378ff748d3 100644
--- a/x/signal/integration_test.go
+++ b/x/signal/integration_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ func TestUpgradeIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	cp := app.DefaultConsensusParams()
 	cp.Version.AppVersion = v2.Version
 	app, _ := testutil.SetupTestAppWithGenesisValSet(cp)
-	chainID := "test"
 	ctx := sdk.NewContext(app.CommitMultiStore(), tmtypes.Header{
 		Version: tmversion.Consensus{
 			App: v2.Version,
 		},
-		ChainID: chainID,
+		ChainID: appconsts.TestChainID,
 	}, false, tmlog.NewNopLogger())
 	goCtx := sdk.WrapSDKContext(ctx)
 	ctx = sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func TestUpgradeIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, shouldUpgrade)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, version)
 
-	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(ctx.BlockHeight() + appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay(chainID, version))
+	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(ctx.BlockHeight() + appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay(appconsts.TestChainID, version))
 
 	shouldUpgrade, version = app.SignalKeeper.ShouldUpgrade(ctx)
 	require.True(t, shouldUpgrade)
diff --git a/x/signal/keeper_test.go b/x/signal/keeper_test.go
index 676c93f838..2cefad5b34 100644
--- a/x/signal/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/signal/keeper_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestTallyingLogic(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, shouldUpgrade) // should be false because upgrade height hasn't been reached.
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), version)
 
-	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(ctx.BlockHeight() + appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay("test", version))
+	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(ctx.BlockHeight() + appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay(appconsts.TestChainID, version))
 
 	shouldUpgrade, version = upgradeKeeper.ShouldUpgrade(ctx)
 	require.True(t, shouldUpgrade) // should be true because upgrade height has been reached.
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func TestGetUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		got, err := upgradeKeeper.GetUpgrade(ctx, &types.QueryGetUpgradeRequest{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, v2.Version, got.Upgrade.AppVersion)
-		assert.Equal(t, appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay("test", v2.Version), got.Upgrade.UpgradeHeight)
+		assert.Equal(t, appconsts.UpgradeHeightDelay(appconsts.TestChainID, v2.Version), got.Upgrade.UpgradeHeight)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) (signal.Keeper, sdk.Context, *mockStakingKeeper) {
 			Block: 1,
 			App:   1,
 		},
-		ChainID: "test",
+		ChainID: appconsts.TestChainID,
 	}, false, log.NewNopLogger())
 	mockStakingKeeper := newMockStakingKeeper(
 		map[string]int64{