diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/get_ledgers.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/get_ledgers.go
index 0966bb44..2e7d54be 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/get_ledgers.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods/get_ledgers.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (h ledgersHandler) getLedgers(ctx context.Context, request GetLedgersReques
 	if err != nil {
 		return GetLedgersResponse{}, err
 	}
-	cursor := strconv.FormatUint(uint64(ledgers[len(ledgers)-1].Sequence), 10)
+	cursor := fmt.Sprintf("%d", ledgers[len(ledgers)-1].Sequence)
 
 	return GetLedgersResponse{
 		Ledgers:               ledgers,