diff --git a/sdk/src/network-client.ts b/sdk/src/network-client.ts
index 9af79afb1..77b8992f0 100644
--- a/sdk/src/network-client.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/network-client.ts
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ class AleoNetworkClient {
    * @example
    * const latestHeight = networkClient.getLatestHeight();
    */
-  async getLatestHeight(): Promise<number> {
+  async getLatestHeight(): Promise<bigint> {
     try {
-      return await this.fetchData<number>("/latest/height");
+      return await this.fetchData<bigint>("/latest/height");
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error("Error fetching latest height.");
     }
diff --git a/sdk/src/record-provider.ts b/sdk/src/record-provider.ts
index f3d025ec8..c56664a90 100644
--- a/sdk/src/record-provider.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/record-provider.ts
@@ -202,12 +202,8 @@ class NetworkRecordProvider implements RecordProvider {
 
         // If the end height is not specified, use the current block height
         if (endHeight == 0) {
-            try {
-                const end = await this.networkClient.getLatestHeight();
-                endHeight = end;
-            } catch (e) {
-                logAndThrow("Unable to get current block height from the network")
-            }
+            const end = await this.networkClient.getLatestHeight();
+            endHeight = Number(end);
         }
 
         // If the start height is greater than the end height, throw an error
diff --git a/sdk/tests/network-client.test.ts b/sdk/tests/network-client.test.ts
index 48a7814a7..287bd607a 100644
--- a/sdk/tests/network-client.test.ts
+++ b/sdk/tests/network-client.test.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('NodeConnection', () => {
     describe('getLatestHeight', () => {
         it('should return a number', async () => {
             const latestHeight = await connection.getLatestHeight();
-            expect(typeof latestHeight).toBe('number');
+            expect(typeof latestHeight).toBe('bigint');
         }, 60000);
     });