diff --git a/runtime/src/bucket_map_holder.rs b/runtime/src/bucket_map_holder.rs
index aca0b0e57a9656..d7184859987019 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bucket_map_holder.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bucket_map_holder.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub struct BucketMapHolder<T: IndexValue, U: DiskIndexValue + From<T> + Into<T>>
     /// Note startup is an optimization and is not required for correctness.
     startup: AtomicBool,
     _phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+
+    pub(crate) write_active: AtomicBool,
 }
 
 impl<T: IndexValue, U: DiskIndexValue + From<T> + Into<T>> Debug for BucketMapHolder<T, U> {
diff --git a/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs b/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
index 5b80a83d18fea0..6ee6e4606d9c6e 100644
--- a/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
@@ -1128,7 +1128,10 @@ impl<T: IndexValue, U: DiskIndexValue + From<T> + Into<T>> InMemAccountsIndex<T,
             return;
         }
 
-        let write_to_disk = self.get_write_bucket_to_disk();
+        let mut write_to_disk = self.get_write_bucket_to_disk();
+        if write_to_disk {
+            write_to_disk = !self.storage.write_active.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
         Self::update_stat(
             if write_to_disk {
                 &self.stats().buckets_written_to_disk
@@ -1258,6 +1261,11 @@ impl<T: IndexValue, U: DiskIndexValue + From<T> + Into<T>> InMemAccountsIndex<T,
                 self.set_has_aged(current_age, can_advance_age);
             }
         }
+
+        if write_to_disk {
+            // no longer active
+            self.storage.write_active.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
     }
 
     /// calculate the estimated size of the in-mem index