diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 78125a14..400f81d8 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -1003,10 +1003,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_ebt_replicate_send_clock_work(tf_ssb_connection_t* conne
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_connection_get_ssb(connection);
 	JSValue full_clock = JS_NewObject(context);
 
-	int64_t depth = _get_global_setting_int64(ssb, "replication_hops", -1);
+	int64_t depth = _get_global_setting_int64(ssb, "replication_hops", 2);
 
 	/* Ask for every identity we know is being followed from local accounts. */
-	const char** visible = tf_ssb_db_get_all_visible_identities(ssb, depth - 1);
+	const char** visible = tf_ssb_db_get_all_visible_identities(ssb, depth);
 	for (int i = 0; visible[i]; i++)
 	{
 		int64_t sequence = 0;