diff --git a/handlers/LedgerData.cpp b/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
index b134b54a..30352a17 100644
--- a/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
+++ b/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ doLedgerData(
         response["error"] = "Empty database";
         return response;
     }
+    auto ledger = backend.fetchLedgerBySequence(*ledgerSequence);
+    if (!ledger)
+    {
+        response["error"] = "Ledger not found";
+        return response;
+    }
 
     std::optional<ripple::uint256> cursor;
     if (request.contains("cursor"))
diff --git a/reporting/ReportingETL.cpp b/reporting/ReportingETL.cpp
index 0c45821c..6def1213 100644
--- a/reporting/ReportingETL.cpp
+++ b/reporting/ReportingETL.cpp
@@ -645,5 +645,7 @@ ReportingETL::ReportingETL(
     flatMapBackend_->open();
     if (config.contains("start_sequence"))
         startSequence_ = config.at("start_sequence").as_int64();
+    if (config.contains("read_only"))
+        readOnly_ = config.at("read_only").as_bool();
 }