diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/type.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/type.go
index 22037faab43..682251c3b18 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/type.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/type.go
@@ -92,18 +92,7 @@ func (f IndexBuilderFunc) Build(ctx context.Context, info FileInfo, salt uint32,
 var saltMap = map[string]uint32{}
 var saltLock sync.RWMutex
 
-// GetIndicesSalt - try read salt for all indices from DB. Or fall-back to new salt creation.
-// if db is Read-Only (for example remote RPCDaemon or utilities) - we will not create new indices -
-// and existing indices have salt in metadata.
-func GetIndexSalt(baseDir string) (uint32, error) {
-	saltLock.RLock()
-	salt, ok := saltMap[baseDir]
-	saltLock.RUnlock()
-
-	if ok {
-		return salt, nil
-	}
-
+func ReadAndCreateSaltIfNeeded(baseDir string) (uint32, error) {
 	fpath := filepath.Join(baseDir, "salt-blocks.txt")
 	exists, err := dir.FileExist(fpath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -123,10 +112,37 @@ func GetIndexSalt(baseDir string) (uint32, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if len(saltBytes) != 4 {
+		dir.MustExist(baseDir)
 
-	salt = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(saltBytes)
+		saltBytes := make([]byte, 4)
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(saltBytes, rand.Uint32())
+		if err := dir.WriteFileWithFsync(fpath, saltBytes, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint32(saltBytes), nil
+
+}
+
+// GetIndicesSalt - try read salt for all indices from DB. Or fall-back to new salt creation.
+// if db is Read-Only (for example remote RPCDaemon or utilities) - we will not create new indices -
+// and existing indices have salt in metadata.
+func GetIndexSalt(baseDir string) (uint32, error) {
+	saltLock.RLock()
+	salt, ok := saltMap[baseDir]
+	saltLock.RUnlock()
+	if ok {
+		return salt, nil
+	}
 
 	saltLock.Lock()
+	salt, err := ReadAndCreateSaltIfNeeded(baseDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
 	saltMap[baseDir] = salt
 	saltLock.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
index adf0e44bc48..c77f79885f3 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
@@ -820,6 +820,10 @@ func (s *RoSnapshots) buildMissedIndices(logPrefix string, ctx context.Context,
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if _, err := snaptype.ReadAndCreateSaltIfNeeded(dirs.Snap); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	dir, tmpDir := dirs.Snap, dirs.Tmp
 	//log.Log(lvl, "[snapshots] Build indices", "from", min)