diff --git a/substrate/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
index fd82b399d3..0f740aca55 100644
--- a/substrate/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use parity_codec::{Encode, Decode};
 use rstd::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use primitives::bytes;
-use primitives::{ed25519, OpaqueMetadata};
+use primitives::{ed25519, sr25519, OpaqueMetadata};
 use runtime_primitives::{
 	ApplyResult, transaction_validity::TransactionValidity, generic, create_runtime_str,
 	traits::{self, NumberFor, BlakeTwo256, Block as BlockT, StaticLookup, Verify}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub type AuthoritySignature = ed25519::Signature;
 pub type AccountId = <AccountSignature as Verify>::Signer;
 
 /// The type used by authorities to prove their ID.
-pub type AccountSignature = ed25519::Signature;
+pub type AccountSignature = sr25519::Signature;
 
 /// A hash of some data used by the chain.
 pub type Hash = primitives::H256;
diff --git a/substrate/node-template/src/chain_spec.rs b/substrate/node-template/src/chain_spec.rs
index a81ca5fd84..e774b3a792 100644
--- a/substrate/node-template/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/substrate/node-template/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use primitives::{ed25519, Pair};
+use primitives::{ed25519, sr25519, Pair};
 use node_template_runtime::{
 	AccountId, GenesisConfig, ConsensusConfig, TimestampConfig, BalancesConfig,
 	SudoConfig, IndicesConfig,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn authority_key(s: &str) -> AuthorityId {
 }
 
 fn account_key(s: &str) -> AccountId {
-	ed25519::Pair::from_string(&format!("//{}", s), None)
+	sr25519::Pair::from_string(&format!("//{}", s), None)
 		.expect("static values are valid; qed")
 		.public()
 }