diff --git a/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go b/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
index 56b9cbfdb51..645f8d328ba 100644
--- a/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
+++ b/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 const safetyMargin = 10_000 // We retire snapshots 10k blocks after the finalized head
 
-var IsTest = false
+var IsTest = true
 
 // Antiquary is where the snapshots go, aka old history, it is what keep track of the oldest records.
 type Antiquary struct {
diff --git a/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go b/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
index 95aaaaf303e..58f99cb1490 100644
--- a/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
+++ b/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	libcommon "github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
-	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/cl/antiquary"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/cl/clparams"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/cl/cltypes"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/cl/persistence/beacon_indicies"
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ type MockBlockReader struct {
 }
 
 func NewMockBlockReader() *MockBlockReader {
-	antiquary.IsTest = true
 	return &MockBlockReader{U: make(map[uint64]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock)}
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ func LoadChain(blocks []*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, s *state.CachingBeaconState,
 	tx, err := db.BeginRw(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer tx.Rollback()
-	antiquary.IsTest = true
 
 	m := NewMockBlockReader()
 	for _, block := range blocks {
@@ -118,7 +115,6 @@ func LoadChain(blocks []*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, s *state.CachingBeaconState,
 func GetCapellaRandom() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState, *state.CachingBeaconState) {
 	block1 := cltypes.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&clparams.MainnetBeaconConfig)
 	block2 := cltypes.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&clparams.MainnetBeaconConfig)
-	antiquary.IsTest = true
 
 	// Lets do te
 	if err := utils.DecodeSSZSnappy(block1, capella_blocks_0_ssz_snappy, int(clparams.CapellaVersion)); err != nil {
@@ -143,7 +139,6 @@ func GetCapellaRandom() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState
 func GetPhase0Random() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState, *state.CachingBeaconState) {
 	block1 := cltypes.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&clparams.MainnetBeaconConfig)
 	block2 := cltypes.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&clparams.MainnetBeaconConfig)
-	antiquary.IsTest = true
 
 	// Lets do te
 	if err := utils.DecodeSSZSnappy(block1, phase0_blocks_0_ssz_snappy, int(clparams.Phase0Version)); err != nil {
@@ -166,7 +161,6 @@ func GetPhase0Random() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState,
 
 func GetBellatrixRandom() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState, *state.CachingBeaconState) {
 	ret := make([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, 0, 96)
-	antiquary.IsTest = true
 
 	// format for blocks is blocks_{i}.ssz_snappy where i is the index of the block, starting from 0 to 95 included.
 	for i := 0; i < 96; i++ {
diff --git a/cmd/caplin/caplin1/run.go b/cmd/caplin/caplin1/run.go
index b04def6aeec..88b17b385ce 100644
--- a/cmd/caplin/caplin1/run.go
+++ b/cmd/caplin/caplin1/run.go
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ func RunCaplinPhase1(ctx context.Context, engine execution_client.ExecutionEngin
 			}
 		}()
 	}
+	antiquary.IsTest = false
 
 	tx, err := indexDB.BeginRw(ctx)
 	if err != nil {