diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queries/tx.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queries/tx.ts
index 596b1f1a..ca591d3b 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queries/tx.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queries/tx.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function setupTxExtension(base: QueryClient): TxExtension {
                 {
                   publicKey: encodePubkey(signer),
                   sequence: Long.fromNumber(sequence, true),
-                  modeInfo: { single: { mode: SignMode.SIGN_MODE_DIRECT } },
+                  modeInfo: { single: { mode: SignMode.SIGN_MODE_UNSPECIFIED } },
                 },
               ],
             }),