diff --git a/chain/store/splitstore/snoop.go b/chain/store/splitstore/snoop.go
index e7dceaaef..286c43be2 100644
--- a/chain/store/splitstore/snoop.go
+++ b/chain/store/splitstore/snoop.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewTrackingStore(path string) (TrackingStore, error) {
 	if err = env.SetMaxDBs(1); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set LMDB max dbs: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err = env.SetMaxReaders(1); err != nil {
+	if err = env.SetMaxReaders(2); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set LMDB max readers: %w", err)
 	}