diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-merkledb/src/main/java/com/swirlds/merkledb/MerkleDb.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-merkledb/src/main/java/com/swirlds/merkledb/MerkleDb.java
index 3b0b2119199c..c55f121a09ca 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-merkledb/src/main/java/com/swirlds/merkledb/MerkleDb.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-merkledb/src/main/java/com/swirlds/merkledb/MerkleDb.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public MerkleDbDataSource copyDataSource(
         final String label = dataSource.getTableName();
         final int tableId = getNextTableId();
         importDataSource(dataSource, tableId, !makeCopyPrimary, makeCopyPrimary); // import to itself == copy
-        return getDataSource(tableId, label, false, offlineUse);
+        return getDataSource(tableId, label, makeCopyPrimary, offlineUse);
     }
 
     private void importDataSource(
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-virtualmap/src/main/java/com/swirlds/virtualmap/internal/merkle/VirtualRootNode.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-virtualmap/src/main/java/com/swirlds/virtualmap/internal/merkle/VirtualRootNode.java
index 060a182fafdd..94ec0d1c38ca 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-virtualmap/src/main/java/com/swirlds/virtualmap/internal/merkle/VirtualRootNode.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-virtualmap/src/main/java/com/swirlds/virtualmap/internal/merkle/VirtualRootNode.java
@@ -1704,9 +1704,6 @@ public void endLearnerReconnect() {
             originalMap = null;
             logger.info(RECONNECT.getMarker(), "call postInit()");
             postInit(fullyReconnectedState);
-            // Start up data source compaction now
-            logger.info(RECONNECT.getMarker(), "call dataSource.enableBackgroundCompaction()");
-            dataSource.enableBackgroundCompaction();
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {
             final var message = "VirtualMap@" + getRoute() + " failed to get hash during learner reconnect";
             throw new MerkleSynchronizationException(message, e);