diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/DataStorageConfiguration.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/DataStorageConfiguration.java
index 4cd47521e92..bcab8bbfd82 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/DataStorageConfiguration.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/DataStorageConfiguration.java
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ public interface DataStorageConfiguration {
           .bonsaiMaxLayersToLoad(DEFAULT_BONSAI_MAX_LAYERS_TO_LOAD)
           .build();
 
+  DataStorageConfiguration DEFAULT_BONSAI_PARTIAL_DB_CONFIG =
+      ImmutableDataStorageConfiguration.builder()
+          .dataStorageFormat(DataStorageFormat.BONSAI)
+          .bonsaiMaxLayersToLoad(DEFAULT_BONSAI_MAX_LAYERS_TO_LOAD)
+          .unstable(Unstable.DEFAULT_PARTIAL)
+          .build();
+
   DataStorageConfiguration DEFAULT_FOREST_CONFIG =
       ImmutableDataStorageConfiguration.builder()
           .dataStorageFormat(DataStorageFormat.FOREST)
@@ -73,6 +80,9 @@ interface Unstable {
     DataStorageConfiguration.Unstable DEFAULT =
         ImmutableDataStorageConfiguration.Unstable.builder().build();
 
+    DataStorageConfiguration.Unstable DEFAULT_PARTIAL =
+        ImmutableDataStorageConfiguration.Unstable.builder().bonsaiFullFlatDbEnabled(false).build();
+
     @Value.Default
     default boolean getBonsaiLimitTrieLogsEnabled() {
       return DEFAULT_BONSAI_LIMIT_TRIE_LOGS_ENABLED;
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/AbstractIsolationTests.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/AbstractIsolationTests.java
index e3abbe6f0b7..c056fcb5050 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/AbstractIsolationTests.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/AbstractIsolationTests.java
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractIsolationTests {
   @BeforeEach
   public void createStorage() {
     worldStateKeyValueStorage =
+        // TODO: this is a temporary fix for BonsaiSnapShotIsolationTests assertions
         createKeyValueStorageProvider()
-            .createWorldStateStorage(DataStorageConfiguration.DEFAULT_BONSAI_CONFIG);
+            .createWorldStateStorage(DataStorageConfiguration.DEFAULT_BONSAI_PARTIAL_DB_CONFIG);
     archive =
         new BonsaiWorldStateProvider(
             (BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage) worldStateKeyValueStorage,
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/BonsaiSnapshotIsolationTests.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/BonsaiSnapshotIsolationTests.java
index c786a609ce6..585f6d4d953 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/BonsaiSnapshotIsolationTests.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/diffbased/bonsai/BonsaiSnapshotIsolationTests.java
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public void assertCloseDisposesOfStateWithoutCommitting() {
       assertThat(res.isSuccessful()).isTrue();
       shouldCloseSnapshot.persist(oneTx.getHeader());
 
+      // TODO: full flat strategy will not be updated with these values, only the trie
+      //       determine how we want to make this assertion for full flat
       assertThat(shouldCloseSnapshot.get(testAddress)).isNotNull();
       assertThat(shouldCloseSnapshot.get(testAddress).getBalance())
           .isEqualTo(Wei.of(1_000_000_000_000_000_000L));