diff --git a/src/clients/constants.ts b/src/clients/constants.ts
index 12ca45c0..a3e586f1 100644
--- a/src/clients/constants.ts
+++ b/src/clients/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const emptyAddress = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
-const masterShardId = 0;
+// TODO: as of devnet there is not master shard, this constant should be updated once we have a master shard
+const masterShardId = 2 ** 16 - 1;
 
 export { emptyAddress, masterShardId };