diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index 44c2683f42..d28fa2068c 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@ pub fn create_new_ledger(
     genesis_config.write(&ledger_path)?;
 
     // Fill slot 0 with ticks that link back to the genesis_config to bootstrap the ledger.
-    let blockstore = Blockstore::open_with_access_type(ledger_path, access_type, None, true)?;
+    let blockstore = Blockstore::open_with_access_type(ledger_path, access_type, None, false)?;
     let ticks_per_slot = genesis_config.ticks_per_slot;
     let hashes_per_tick = genesis_config.poh_config.hashes_per_tick.unwrap_or(0);
     let entries = create_ticks(ticks_per_slot, hashes_per_tick, genesis_config.hash());