diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/db.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/db.ts
index f0499a12ca..f6d2043752 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/db.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/db.ts
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export const updateAssumingLocalFiles = async (
  */
 export const indexableAndIndexedCounts = async () => {
     const db = await mlDB();
-    const tx = db.transaction("file-status", "readwrite");
+    const tx = db.transaction("file-status", "readonly");
     const indexableCount = await tx.store
         .index("status")
         .count(IDBKeyRange.only("indexable"));