diff --git a/memdb.go b/memdb.go
index ffd7085..e775fb8 100644
--- a/memdb.go
+++ b/memdb.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (db *MemDB) Txn(write bool) *Txn {
 	txn := &Txn{
 		db:      db,
 		write:   write,
-		rootTxn: db.getRoot().Txn(),
+		rootTxn: db.getRoot().Txn(write),
 	}
 	return txn
 }
diff --git a/txn.go b/txn.go
index dc9dbe0..792360a 100644
--- a/txn.go
+++ b/txn.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) readableIndex(table, index string) *adaptive.Txn[any] {
 	// Create a read transaction
 	path := indexPath(table, index)
 	raw, _ := txn.rootTxn.Get(path)
-	indexTxn := raw.(*adaptive.RadixTree[any]).Txn()
+	indexTxn := raw.(*adaptive.RadixTree[any]).Txn(false)
 	return indexTxn
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) writableIndex(table, index string) *adaptive.Txn[any] {
 	// Start a new transaction
 	path := indexPath(table, index)
 	raw, _ := txn.rootTxn.Get(path)
-	indexTxn := raw.(*adaptive.RadixTree[any]).Txn()
+	indexTxn := raw.(*adaptive.RadixTree[any]).Txn(true)
 
 	// If we are the primary DB, enable mutation tracking. Snapshots should
 	// not notify, otherwise we will trigger watches on the primary DB when