diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
index f75759fb64f..d5bc221f797 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ export const makeChainStorage = async ({
     bridgeManager,
     BRIDGE_ID.STORAGE,
     ROOT_PATH,
+    { sequence: true },
   );
   chainStorageP.resolve(rootNodeP);
 };