diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
index 7b24fa7c..bdae44e3 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.save = function save(entry, block, view, connect, callback) {
   var hash = block.hash();
   var height = new Buffer(4);
 
-  height.writeUInt32LE(height, 0, true);
+  height.writeUInt32LE(entry.height, 0, true);
 
   batch.put(layout.h(hash), height);
   batch.put(layout.e(hash), entry.toRaw());