diff --git a/router/keeper/keeper.go b/router/keeper/keeper.go
index e7b3252..38c5210 100644
--- a/router/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/router/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -128,12 +128,20 @@ func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgementForForwardedPacket(
 			}
 		}
 
+		denomTrace := transfertypes.ParseDenomTrace(fullDenomPath)
+		var denom string
+		if denomTrace.Path == "" {
+			denom = data.Denom
+		} else {
+			denom = denomTrace.IBCDenom()
+		}
+
 		amount, ok := sdk.NewIntFromString(data.Amount)
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse amount for burn: %s", data.Amount)
 		}
 
-		token := sdk.NewCoin(data.Denom, amount)
+		token := sdk.NewCoin(denom, amount)
 
 		if transfertypes.SenderChainIsSource(inFlightPacket.RefundPortId, inFlightPacket.RefundChannelId, fullDenomPath) {
 			// create the escrow address for the tokens