diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_nodes.cpp b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_nodes.cpp
index 394770f79..49d2a2f2c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_nodes.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_nodes.cpp
@@ -317,12 +317,14 @@ saveValidatedLedger(
                     JLOG(j.trace()) << "ActTx: " << sql;
                     *db << sql;
                 }
-                else
+                else if (auto const sleTxn = acceptedLedgerTx->getTxn();
+                         !isPseudoTx(*sleTxn))
                 {
+                    // It's okay for pseudo transactions to not affect any
+                    // accounts.  But otherwise...
                     JLOG(j.warn()) << "Transaction in ledger " << seq
                                    << " affects no accounts";
-                    JLOG(j.warn()) << acceptedLedgerTx->getTxn()->getJson(
-                        JsonOptions::none);
+                    JLOG(j.warn()) << sleTxn->getJson(JsonOptions::none);
                 }
 
                 *db
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_shards.cpp b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_shards.cpp
index c433b7025..acda4ea1d 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_shards.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDBInterface_shards.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,10 @@ updateLedgerDBs(
                     JLOG(j.trace())
                         << "shard " << index << " account transaction: " << sql;
                 }
-                else
+                else if (!isPseudoTx(*item.first))
                 {
+                    // It's okay for pseudo transactions to not affect any
+                    // accounts.  But otherwise...
                     JLOG(j.warn())
                         << "shard " << index << " transaction in ledger "
                         << sSeq << " affects no accounts";