diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go b/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
index 2e7e1bef05..4a000256c7 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/database_test.go
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func TestCorruptedJournal(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Mutate the journal in disk, it should be regarded as invalid
 	blob := rawdb.ReadTrieJournal(tester.db.diskdb)
-	blob[0] = 0xa
+	blob[0] = 0x1
 	rawdb.WriteTrieJournal(tester.db.diskdb, blob)
 
 	// Verify states, all not-yet-written states should be discarded
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/journal.go b/triedb/pathdb/journal.go
index 3a0b7ebae2..d0fee08612 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/journal.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/journal.go
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ var (
 // Changelog:
 //
 // - Version 0: initial version
-// - Version 1: storage.Incomplete field is removed
-const journalVersion uint64 = 1
+const journalVersion uint64 = 0
 
 // journalNode represents a trie node persisted in the journal.
 type journalNode struct {
@@ -70,9 +69,10 @@ type journalAccounts struct {
 
 // journalStorage represents a list of storage slots belong to an account.
 type journalStorage struct {
-	Account common.Address
-	Hashes  []common.Hash
-	Slots   [][]byte
+	Incomplete bool // Deprecated, keep it for backward compatibility
+	Account    common.Address
+	Hashes     []common.Hash
+	Slots      [][]byte
 }
 
 // loadJournal tries to parse the layer journal from the disk.