diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/BlockchainDB_impl/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/BlockchainDB_impl/db_lmdb.cpp
index ce568151cd8..4fa16b23e9c 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/BlockchainDB_impl/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/BlockchainDB_impl/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ uint64_t BlockchainLMDB::height() const
   LOG_PRINT_L3("BlockchainLMDB::" << __func__);
   check_open();
 
-  return m_height - 1;
+  return m_height;
 }