diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm_database.go b/plugin/evm/vm_database.go
index 0606679f4e..5e1bea9daf 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm_database.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm_database.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (vm *VM) initializeDBs(db avalanchedatabase.Database) {
 func (vm *VM) inspectDatabases() error {
 	start := time.Now()
 	log.Info("Starting database inspection")
-	if err := rawdb.InspectDatabase(vm.chaindb, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := rawdb.InspectDatabase(vm.chaindb, nil, nil, rawdb.WithSkipFreezers()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := inspectDB(vm.acceptedBlockDB, "acceptedBlockDB"); err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm_test.go b/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
index 11c205c887..97f519efe9 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/memdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/snowtest"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/upgrade"
@@ -2116,3 +2117,13 @@ func TestMinDelayExcessInHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInspectDatabases(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		vm = newDefaultTestVM()
+		db = memdb.New()
+	)
+
+	vm.initializeDBs(db)
+	require.NoError(t, vm.inspectDatabases())
+}