diff --git a/btcwallet.go b/btcwallet.go
index 3073357..4a96fef 100644
--- a/btcwallet.go
+++ b/btcwallet.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func rpcClientConnectLoop(legacyRPCServer *legacyrpc.Server, loader *wallet.Load
 			)
 			netDir := networkDir(cfg.AppDataDir.Value, activeNet.Params)
 			spvdb, err = walletdb.Create("bdb",
-				filepath.Join(netDir, "neutrino.db"))
+				filepath.Join(netDir, "neutrino.db"), true)
 			defer spvdb.Close()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("Unable to create Neutrino DB: %s", err)
diff --git a/walletsetup.go b/walletsetup.go
index 951737d..de63415 100644
--- a/walletsetup.go
+++ b/walletsetup.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func createSimulationWallet(cfg *config) error {
 	fmt.Println("Creating the wallet...")
 
 	// Create the wallet database backed by bolt db.
-	db, err := walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath)
+	db, err := walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}