diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9800c2a..edc0f7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ This repo contains the following GitHub Actions workflows for CI:
     - [Documentation](./.github/workflows/node.md)
 
 See the pipeline documentation for more information.
+
diff --git a/src/block_conversion_plugin.cpp b/src/block_conversion_plugin.cpp
index b5bca1a..64a13ad 100644
--- a/src/block_conversion_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/block_conversion_plugin.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ class block_conversion_plugin_impl : std::enable_shared_from_this<block_conversi
         : evm_blocks_channel(appbase::app().get_channel<channels::evm_blocks>()){}
 
 
-      uint32_t timestamp_to_evm_block_num(uint64_t timestamp) const {
-         if (timestamp < bm.value().genesis_timestamp) {
-            SILK_CRIT << "Invalid timestamp " << timestamp << ", genesis: " << bm->genesis_timestamp;
-            assert(timestamp >= bm->genesis_timestamp);
+      uint32_t timestamp_to_evm_block_num(uint64_t timestamp_us) const {
+         uint64_t timestamp_s = timestamp_us / 1e6;
+         if (timestamp_s < bm.value().genesis_timestamp) {
+            SILK_CRIT << "Invalid timestamp " << timestamp_s << ", genesis: " << bm->genesis_timestamp;
+            assert(timestamp_s >= bm->genesis_timestamp);
          }
 
-         return bm->timestamp_to_evm_block_num(timestamp);
+         return bm->timestamp_to_evm_block_num(timestamp_us);
       }
 
       void load_head() {