diff --git a/packages/database/source/database-service.ts b/packages/database/source/database-service.ts
index b9f11cd54..a2e4ea48b 100644
--- a/packages/database/source/database-service.ts
+++ b/packages/database/source/database-service.ts
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ export class DatabaseService implements Contracts.Database.DatabaseService {
 			return [...this.#commitCache.values()].pop()!;
 		}
 
-		const height = Number(this.commitStorage.getRange({ limit: 1, reverse: true }).asArray[0].key);
-		return await this.commitFactory.fromBytes(this.#readCommitBytes(height)!);
+		return await this.commitFactory.fromBytes(this.#readCommitBytes(this.#state.height)!);
 	}
 
 	public addCommit(commit: Contracts.Crypto.Commit): void {