diff --git a/services/history-v1/storage/lib/persist_changes.js b/services/history-v1/storage/lib/persist_changes.js
index 4d832f4541..b17d7d8b37 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/storage/lib/persist_changes.js
+++ b/services/history-v1/storage/lib/persist_changes.js
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ async function persistChanges(projectId, allChanges, limits, clientEndVersion) {
       projectId,
       hollowSnapshot,
       baseVersion,
-      changesToPersist,
-      { onlyIfExists: true }
+      changesToPersist
     )
   }