diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index 06c3d78..6517d07 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub async fn get_message_stream(
 
     let history_stream_args = CreateHistoryStream::new(public_key.to_string())
         .keys_values(true, true)
-        .after_seq(sequence_number);
+        .after_seq(sequence_number + 1);
 
     sbot.create_history_stream(history_stream_args)
         .await