diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
index 1d766a407..4e9a83d2c 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
@@ -573,7 +573,9 @@ class BitcoinRoutes {
     }
 
     try {
-      const addressData = await bitcoinApi.$getScriptHash(req.params.scripthash);
+      // electrum expects scripthashes in little-endian
+      const electrumScripthash = req.params.scripthash.match(/../g)?.reverse().join('') ?? '';
+      const addressData = await bitcoinApi.$getScriptHash(electrumScripthash);
       res.json(addressData);
     } catch (e) {
       if (e instanceof Error && e.message && (e.message.indexOf('too long') > 0 || e.message.indexOf('confirmed status') > 0)) {
@@ -590,11 +592,13 @@ class BitcoinRoutes {
     }
 
     try {
+      // electrum expects scripthashes in little-endian
+      const electrumScripthash = req.params.scripthash.match(/../g)?.reverse().join('') ?? '';
       let lastTxId: string = '';
       if (req.query.after_txid && typeof req.query.after_txid === 'string') {
         lastTxId = req.query.after_txid;
       }
-      const transactions = await bitcoinApi.$getScriptHashTransactions(req.params.scripthash, lastTxId);
+      const transactions = await bitcoinApi.$getScriptHashTransactions(electrumScripthash, lastTxId);
       res.json(transactions);
     } catch (e) {
       if (e instanceof Error && e.message && (e.message.indexOf('too long') > 0 || e.message.indexOf('confirmed status') > 0)) {