diff --git a/src/Chainweb/Pact/Backend/Compaction.hs b/src/Chainweb/Pact/Backend/Compaction.hs
index edb065f260..5978d13173 100644
--- a/src/Chainweb/Pact/Backend/Compaction.hs
+++ b/src/Chainweb/Pact/Backend/Compaction.hs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ ensureBlockHeightExists bh = do
 getLatestBlockHeight :: CompactM BlockHeight
 getLatestBlockHeight = do
   r <- qryNoTemplateM
-    "getLatestBlockHeight.1"
+    "getLatestBlockHeight.0"
     "SELECT blockheight FROM BlockHistory ORDER BY blockheight DESC LIMIT 1"
     []
     [RInt]