diff --git a/pkg/tle/tle.go b/pkg/tle/tle.go
index 93ddee096..92676d0e9 100644
--- a/pkg/tle/tle.go
+++ b/pkg/tle/tle.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func GenerateTransparencyLogEntry(anon models.LogEntryAnon) (*rekor_pb.Transpare
 	}
 
 	return &rekor_pb.TransparencyLogEntry{
-		LogIndex: *anon.LogIndex,
+		LogIndex: *anon.LogIndex, // the global log index
 		LogId: &rekor_pb_common.LogId{
 			KeyId: logIDHash,
 		},
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func GenerateTransparencyLogEntry(anon models.LogEntryAnon) (*rekor_pb.Transpare
 			SignedEntryTimestamp: anon.Verification.SignedEntryTimestamp,
 		},
 		InclusionProof: &rekor_pb.InclusionProof{
-			LogIndex: *anon.LogIndex,
+			LogIndex: *anon.Verification.InclusionProof.LogIndex, // relative to the specific tree the entry is found in
 			RootHash: rootHash,
 			TreeSize: *anon.Verification.InclusionProof.TreeSize,
 			Hashes:   inclusionProofHashes,
diff --git a/pkg/tle/tle_test.go b/pkg/tle/tle_test.go
index e3d85b05a..64a9b5787 100644
--- a/pkg/tle/tle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tle/tle_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestGenerateTransparencyLogEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				Body:           "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",
 				IntegratedTime: swag.Int64(123),
 				LogID:          swag.String("deadbeef"),
-				LogIndex:       swag.Int64(1),
+				LogIndex:       swag.Int64(2),
 				Verification: &models.LogEntryAnonVerification{
 					InclusionProof: &models.InclusionProof{
 						Checkpoint: swag.String("checkpoint"),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestGenerateTransparencyLogEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &rekor_pb.TransparencyLogEntry{
-				LogIndex: 1,
+				LogIndex: 2,
 				LogId: &rekor_pb_common.LogId{
 					KeyId: deadbeefBytes,
 				},