diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
index 3981691bc..4f97d1468 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
@@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ public:
             return {};
 
         std::shared_lock<std::shared_mutex> lock(mutex_);
-        if (transactionMap_.empty())
-            return std::nullopt;
-        return transactionMap_.begin()->second.second->getLgrSeq();
+        for (const auto& [ledgerSeq, ledgerData] : ledgers_)
+        {
+            if (!ledgerData.transactions.empty())
+                return ledgerSeq;
+        }
+        return std::nullopt;
     }
 
     std::optional<LedgerIndex>
diff --git a/src/test/app/SHAMapStore_test.cpp b/src/test/app/SHAMapStore_test.cpp
index 010c83a42..8a3ca0f89 100644
--- a/src/test/app/SHAMapStore_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/SHAMapStore_test.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ public:
         }
         BEAST_EXPECT(store.getLastRotated() == lastRotated);
 
+        SQLiteDatabase* const db =
+            dynamic_cast<SQLiteDatabase*>(&env.app().getRelationalDatabase());
+        BEAST_EXPECT(*db->getTransactionsMinLedgerSeq() == 3);
+
         for (auto i = 3; i < deleteInterval + lastRotated; ++i)
         {
             ledgers.emplace(