diff --git a/state/factory/statedb.go b/state/factory/statedb.go
index fd29649954..fc8fc16ba4 100644
--- a/state/factory/statedb.go
+++ b/state/factory/statedb.go
@@ -190,7 +190,15 @@ func (sdb *stateDB) Height() (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 func (sdb *stateDB) newReadOnlyWorkingSet(ctx context.Context, height uint64) (*workingSet, error) {
-	return sdb.newWorkingSetWithKVStore(ctx, height, &readOnlyKV{sdb.dao.atHeight(height)})
+	store, err := sdb.createWorkingSetStore(ctx, height, &readOnlyKV{sdb.dao.atHeight(height)})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := store.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newWorkingSet(height, sdb.protocolViews, store, sdb), nil
 }
 
 func (sdb *stateDB) newWorkingSet(ctx context.Context, height uint64) (*workingSet, error) {