diff --git a/internal/input/changes.go b/internal/input/changes.go
index 99472e62..37a54d09 100644
--- a/internal/input/changes.go
+++ b/internal/input/changes.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func PrepareCaptiveCore(execPath string, tomlPath string, start, end uint32, env
 			NetworkPassphrase:  env.NetworkPassphrase,
 			HistoryArchiveURLs: env.ArchiveURLs,
 			Strict:             true,
-			UseDB:              true,
+			UseDB:              false,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func PrepareCaptiveCore(execPath string, tomlPath string, start, end uint32, env
 			Toml:               toml,
 			NetworkPassphrase:  env.NetworkPassphrase,
 			HistoryArchiveURLs: env.ArchiveURLs,
-			UseDB:              true,
+			UseDB:              false,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/utils/main.go b/internal/utils/main.go
index 5ada7808..5ce5fe54 100644
--- a/internal/utils/main.go
+++ b/internal/utils/main.go
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func (e EnvironmentDetails) CreateCaptiveCoreBackend() (*ledgerbackend.CaptiveSt
 			NetworkPassphrase:  e.NetworkPassphrase,
 			HistoryArchiveURLs: e.ArchiveURLs,
 			Strict:             true,
-			UseDB:              true,
+			UseDB:              false,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ func (e EnvironmentDetails) CreateCaptiveCoreBackend() (*ledgerbackend.CaptiveSt
 			Toml:               captiveCoreToml,
 			NetworkPassphrase:  e.NetworkPassphrase,
 			HistoryArchiveURLs: e.ArchiveURLs,
-			UseDB:              true,
+			UseDB:              false,
 		},
 	)
 	return backend, err