diff --git a/include/ircd/m/dbs.h b/include/ircd/m/dbs.h
index bc83f2717..35e8d7439 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/dbs.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/dbs.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct ircd::m::dbs::write_opts
 	db::op op {db::op::SET};
 	bool present {true};
 	bool history {true};
+	bool indexer {true};
 };
 
 /// Database Schema Descriptors
diff --git a/ircd/m/dbs.cc b/ircd/m/dbs.cc
index c94350dcd..0f22d2ea3 100644
--- a/ircd/m/dbs.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/dbs.cc
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ ircd::m::dbs::write(db::txn &txn,
 			"Cannot write to database: no index specified for event."
 		};
 
-	db::txn::append
+	if(opts.indexer) db::txn::append
 	{
 		txn, dbs::event_idx,
 		{
-			db::op::SET,
+			opts.op,
 			at<"event_id"_>(event),
 			byte_view<string_view>(opts.idx)
 		}