diff --git a/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go b/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
index 91f363c55c1..645f8d328ba 100644
--- a/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
+++ b/cl/antiquary/antiquary.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 
 const safetyMargin = 10_000 // We retire snapshots 10k blocks after the finalized head
 
+var IsTest = true
+
 // Antiquary is where the snapshots go, aka old history, it is what keep track of the oldest records.
 type Antiquary struct {
 	mainDB                kv.RwDB                  // this is the main DB
@@ -165,6 +167,10 @@ func (a *Antiquary) Loop() error {
 	if a.states {
 		go a.loopStates(a.ctx)
 	}
+	if !IsTest {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if a.blobs {
 		go a.loopBlobs(a.ctx)
 	}
diff --git a/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go b/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
index 47b7c713599..58f99cb1490 100644
--- a/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
+++ b/cl/antiquary/tests/tests.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func GetPhase0Random() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState,
 
 func GetBellatrixRandom() ([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, *state.CachingBeaconState, *state.CachingBeaconState) {
 	ret := make([]*cltypes.SignedBeaconBlock, 0, 96)
+
 	// 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++ {
 		block := cltypes.NewSignedBeaconBlock(&clparams.MainnetBeaconConfig)
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 {