diff --git a/core/txpool/locals/tx_tracker.go b/core/txpool/locals/tx_tracker.go
index e08384ce71..fe77847cf2 100644
--- a/core/txpool/locals/tx_tracker.go
+++ b/core/txpool/locals/tx_tracker.go
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ func (tracker *TxTracker) loop() {
 			tracker.TrackAll(transactions)
 			return nil
 		})
+
+		log.Info("Initializing journal writer after loading transactions")
+		if err := tracker.journal.rotate(make(map[common.Address]types.Transactions)); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("Failed to initialize journal writer", "err", err)
+		}
+		
 		defer tracker.journal.close()
 	}
 	var (