diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
index f4d0daf7e..f07f3867f 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 				panic("invalid chain ID")
 			}
 
-			nativeSeq := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(r.TxHash)
+			// uint64 will read the *first* 8 bytes, but the sequence is stored in the *last* 8.
+			nativeSeq := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(r.TxHash[24:])
 
 			logger.Info("Received obsv request", zap.Uint64("tx_hash", nativeSeq))