diff --git a/leader-election-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/paxos/PaxosAcceptorImpl.java b/leader-election-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/paxos/PaxosAcceptorImpl.java
index 628765fe554..b2bb883101a 100644
--- a/leader-election-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/paxos/PaxosAcceptorImpl.java
+++ b/leader-election-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/paxos/PaxosAcceptorImpl.java
@@ -35,11 +35,20 @@ public static PaxosAcceptor newSplittingAcceptor(
             PaxosStorageParameters params,
             SplittingPaxosStateLog.LegacyOperationMarkers legacyOperationMarkers,
             Optional<Long> migrateFrom) {
+        return newSplittingAcceptor(params, legacyOperationMarkers, migrateFrom, false);
+    }
+
+    public static PaxosAcceptor newSplittingAcceptor(
+            PaxosStorageParameters params,
+            SplittingPaxosStateLog.LegacyOperationMarkers legacyOperationMarkers,
+            Optional<Long> migrateFrom,
+            boolean shouldIgnoreLeaderConsistency) {
         PaxosStateLog<PaxosAcceptorState> stateLog = SplittingPaxosStateLog.createWithMigration(
                 params,
                 PaxosAcceptorState.BYTES_HYDRATOR,
                 legacyOperationMarkers,
-                migrateFrom.map(OptionalLong::of).orElseGet(OptionalLong::empty));
+                migrateFrom.map(OptionalLong::of).orElseGet(OptionalLong::empty),
+                shouldIgnoreLeaderConsistency);
         return new PaxosAcceptorImpl(new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>(), stateLog, stateLog.getGreatestLogEntry());
     }
 
diff --git a/timelock-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/timelock/paxos/LocalPaxosComponents.java b/timelock-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/timelock/paxos/LocalPaxosComponents.java
index 9267cfd0a74..92b0163b8c3 100644
--- a/timelock-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/timelock/paxos/LocalPaxosComponents.java
+++ b/timelock-impl/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/timelock/paxos/LocalPaxosComponents.java
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ private Components createComponents(Client client, boolean shouldIgnoreLeaderCon
         PaxosAcceptor acceptor = PaxosAcceptorImpl.newSplittingAcceptor(
                 getAcceptorParameters(client),
                 createMetrics(PaxosAcceptor.class),
-                learner.getGreatestLearnedValue().map(PaxosValue::getRound));
+                learner.getGreatestLearnedValue().map(PaxosValue::getRound),
+                shouldIgnoreLeaderConsistency);
         PingableLeader localPingableLeader = new LocalPingableLeader(learner, leaderUuid, timeLockVersion);
 
         return ImmutableComponents.builder()