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Some bass tuners are bass/guitar tuners, and as such often have a high e tuning. Make sure you tuned to low e rather than high.

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Q: Why does your e string on your bass guitar sound higher than your a string ive tuned it with an electronic tuner and its correct and ive tried going an octave lower or higher on the strings it doesnt?
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