diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index a95fbd349..1d2ad18cb 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 class HomestoreConan(ConanFile):
     name = "homestore"
-    version = "4.9.2"
+    version = "4.9.3"
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eBay/Homestore"
     description = "HomeStore Storage Engine"
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
index eeceb6849..e1084cbd1 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ AppendBlkAllocator::AppendBlkAllocator(const BlkAllocConfig& cfg, bool need_form
     m_sb->last_append_offset = m_last_append_offset;
     m_sb->freeable_nblks = m_freeable_nblks;
 
+    for (auto i = 0ul; i < m_dirty_sb.size(); ++i) {
+        m_dirty_sb[i].is_dirty = false;
+    }
+
     // for recovery boot, fields will also be recovered from metablks;
 }