diff --git a/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py b/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
index d8e5111e3f..81dd1f9621 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
@@ -5681,6 +5681,7 @@ async def sign_and_send_extrinsic(
         sign_with: str = "coldkey",
         use_nonce: bool = False,
         nonce_key: str = "hotkey",
+        nonce: Optional[int] = None,
         period: Optional[int] = DEFAULT_PERIOD,
         raise_error: bool = False,
         wait_for_inclusion: bool = True,
@@ -5722,7 +5723,9 @@ async def sign_and_send_extrinsic(
             )
         signing_keypair = getattr(wallet, sign_with)
         extrinsic_data = {"call": call, "keypair": signing_keypair}
-        if use_nonce:
+        if nonce is not None:
+            extrinsic_data["nonce"] = nonce
+        elif use_nonce:
             if nonce_key not in possible_keys:
                 raise AttributeError(
                     f"'nonce_key' must be either 'coldkey', 'hotkey' or 'coldkeypub', not '{nonce_key}'"
diff --git a/bittensor/core/extrinsics/asyncex/mev_shield.py b/bittensor/core/extrinsics/asyncex/mev_shield.py
index b60f4ddad9..1fdd9cd5f6 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/extrinsics/asyncex/mev_shield.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/extrinsics/asyncex/mev_shield.py
@@ -182,9 +182,12 @@ async def submit_encrypted_extrinsic(
         current_nonce = await subtensor.substrate.get_account_next_index(
             account_address=inner_signing_keypair.ss58_address
         )
+        next_nonce = await subtensor.substrate.get_account_next_index(
+            account_address=inner_signing_keypair.ss58_address
+        )
 
         signed_extrinsic = await subtensor.substrate.create_signed_extrinsic(
-            call=call, keypair=inner_signing_keypair, nonce=current_nonce + 1, era=era
+            call=call, keypair=inner_signing_keypair, nonce=next_nonce, era=era
         )
 
         mev_commitment, mev_ciphertext, payload_core = (
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ async def submit_encrypted_extrinsic(
             sign_with=sign_with,
             call=extrinsic_call,
             period=period,
+            nonce=current_nonce,
             raise_error=raise_error,
             wait_for_inclusion=wait_for_inclusion,
             wait_for_finalization=wait_for_finalization,