diff --git a/hub/scribe/db.py b/hub/scribe/db.py
index b9f453e..c578518 100644
--- a/hub/scribe/db.py
+++ b/hub/scribe/db.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class PrimaryDB(SecondaryDB):
             prefix_db.unsafe_commit()
             self.logger.info(f"wrote {hashX_cnt}/{len(hashXs)} hashXs statuses...")
         self._index_address_status = True
+        self.last_indexed_address_status_height = self.db_height
         self.write_db_state()
         self.prefix_db.unsafe_commit()
         self.logger.info("finished indexing address statuses")
@@ -101,17 +102,13 @@ class PrimaryDB(SecondaryDB):
 
     def write_db_state(self):
         """Write (UTXO) state to the batch."""
-        last_indexed_address_status = 0
         if self.db_height > 0:
             existing = self.prefix_db.db_state.get()
-            last_indexed_address_status = existing.hashX_status_last_indexed_height
             self.prefix_db.db_state.stage_delete((), existing.expanded)
-        if self._index_address_status:
-            last_indexed_address_status = self.db_height
         self.prefix_db.db_state.stage_put((), (
             self.genesis_bytes, self.db_height, self.db_tx_count, self.db_tip,
             self.utxo_flush_count, int(self.wall_time), self.catching_up, self._index_address_status, self.db_version,
             self.hist_flush_count, self.hist_comp_flush_count, self.hist_comp_cursor,
-            self.es_sync_height, last_indexed_address_status
+            self.es_sync_height, self.last_indexed_address_status_height
             )
         )
diff --git a/hub/scribe/service.py b/hub/scribe/service.py
index 423d187..7e7ef81 100644
--- a/hub/scribe/service.py
+++ b/hub/scribe/service.py
@@ -1486,8 +1486,11 @@ class BlockchainProcessorService(BlockchainService):
         # update hashX history status hashes and compactify the histories
         self._get_update_hashX_histories_ops(height)
 
+        # only compactify adddress histories and update the status index if we're already caught up,
+        # a bulk update will happen once catchup finishes
         if not self.db.catching_up and self.env.index_address_status:
             self._get_compactify_ops(height)
+            self.db.last_indexed_address_status_height = height
 
         self.tx_count = tx_count
         self.db.tx_counts.append(self.tx_count)