diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
index 78b2b64aac4..a642c23af61 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ export const makeChainStorage = async ({
     bridgeManager,
     BRIDGE_ID.STORAGE,
     ROOT_PATH,
+    { sequence: true },
   );
   chainStorageP.resolve(rootNodeP);
 };