diff --git a/src/Plugins/DBFTPlugin/Consensus/ConsensusContext.cs b/src/Plugins/DBFTPlugin/Consensus/ConsensusContext.cs
index 2e6a3a19a6..d6a4340544 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/DBFTPlugin/Consensus/ConsensusContext.cs
+++ b/src/Plugins/DBFTPlugin/Consensus/ConsensusContext.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ public ConsensusContext(NeoSystem neoSystem, Settings settings, Wallet wallet)
             this.wallet = wallet;
             this.neoSystem = neoSystem;
             dbftSettings = settings;
-            store = neoSystem.LoadStore(settings.RecoveryLogs);
+
+            if (dbftSettings.IgnoreRecoveryLogs == false)
+                store = neoSystem.LoadStore(settings.RecoveryLogs);
         }
 
         public Block CreateBlock()
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ public Block EnsureHeader()
 
         public bool Load()
         {
-            byte[] data = store.TryGet(ConsensusStateKey);
+            byte[] data = store?.TryGet(ConsensusStateKey);
             if (data is null || data.Length == 0) return false;
             MemoryReader reader = new(data);
             try
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ public void Reset(byte viewNumber)
 
         public void Save()
         {
-            store.PutSync(ConsensusStateKey, this.ToArray());
+            store?.PutSync(ConsensusStateKey, this.ToArray());
         }
 
         public void Deserialize(ref MemoryReader reader)