diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/block_number.rs b/web3_proxy/src/block_number.rs
index 2fb5eaad..31a40085 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/block_number.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/block_number.rs
@@ -187,13 +187,12 @@ pub async fn clean_block_number<'a>(
                     }
                 };
 
-                // TODO: this scares me. we need it, so bring it back soon. but for now i think its breaking things
-                // // if we changed "latest" to an actual block, update the params to match
-                // // TODO: should we do hash or number? some functions work with either, but others need a number :cry:
-                // if change {
-                //     trace!(old=%x, new=%block.num(), "changing block number");
-                //     *x = json!(block.num());
-                // }
+                // if we changed "latest" to an actual block, update the params to match
+                // TODO: should we do hash or number? some functions work with either, but others need a number :cry:
+                if change {
+                    trace!(old=%x, new=%block.num(), "changing block number");
+                    *x = json!(block.num());
+                }
 
                 Ok(block)
             }