diff --git a/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinMainNetParams.java b/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinMainNetParams.java
index 843cfd85..5cf924bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinMainNetParams.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinMainNetParams.java
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ public class DogecoinMainNetParams extends AbstractDogecoinParams {
         acceptableAddressCodes = new int[] { addressHeader, p2shHeader };
         port = 22556;
         packetMagic = 0xc0c0c0c0;
-        bip32HeaderPub = 0x0488C42E; //The 4 byte header that serializes in base58 to "xpub". (?)
-        bip32HeaderPriv = 0x0488E1F4; //The 4 byte header that serializes in base58 to "xprv" (?)
+        // Note that while BIP44 makes HD wallets chain-agnostic, for legacy
+        // reasons we use a Doge-specific header for main net. At some point
+        // we'll add independent headers for BIP32 legacy and BIP44.
+        bip32HeaderPub = 0x02facafd; //The 4 byte header that serializes in base58 to "dgub".
+        bip32HeaderPriv =  0x02fac398; //The 4 byte header that serializes in base58 to "dgpv".
         genesisBlock.setDifficultyTarget(0x1e0ffff0L);
         genesisBlock.setTime(1386325540L);
         genesisBlock.setNonce(99943L);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinTestNet3Params.java b/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinTestNet3Params.java
index c9643fa3..7519d282 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinTestNet3Params.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/altcoinj/params/DogecoinTestNet3Params.java
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ public class DogecoinTestNet3Params extends AbstractDogecoinParams {
         alertSigningKey = Hex.decode("042756726da3c7ef515d89212ee1705023d14be389e25fe15611585661b9a20021908b2b80a3c7200a0139dd2b26946606aab0eef9aa7689a6dc2c7eee237fa834");
 
         dnsSeeds = new String[] {
-            "testnets.chain.so"  // Chain.so
+            // "testnets.chain.so"  // Chain.so
         };
+        // Note this is the same as the BIP32 testnet, as BIP44 makes HD wallets
+        // chain agnostic. Dogecoin mainnet has its own headers for legacy reasons.
         bip32HeaderPub = 0x043587CF;
         bip32HeaderPriv = 0x04358394;
     }