diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorImpl.java
index c120b9fa719ec..84e1f82020abb 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorImpl.java
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ protected void recoverFromLedger(final ManagedCursorInfo info, final VoidCallbac
         };
         try {
             bookkeeper.asyncOpenLedger(ledgerId, digestType, getConfig().getPassword(), openCallback,
-                    null);
+                    null, true);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             log.error("[{}] Encountered error on opening cursor ledger {} for cursor {}",
                 ledger.getName(), ledgerId, name, t);
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index 6dd886fe4ea2b..b7affb01929a4 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public void operationComplete(ManagedLedgerInfo mlInfo, Stat stat) {
                         log.debug("[{}] Opening ledger {}", name, id);
                     }
                     mbean.startDataLedgerOpenOp();
-                    bookKeeper.asyncOpenLedger(id, digestType, config.getPassword(), opencb, null);
+                    bookKeeper.asyncOpenLedger(id, digestType, config.getPassword(), opencb, null, true);
                 } else {
                     initializeBookKeeper(callback);
                 }
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ synchronized void addEntryFailedDueToConcurrentlyModified(final LedgerHandle cur
                 handleBadVersion(new BadVersionException("the current ledger " + currentLedger.getId()
                     + " was concurrent modified by a other bookie client. The error code is: " + errorCode));
             }
-        }, null);
+        }, null, true);
     }
 
     synchronized void ledgerClosed(final LedgerHandle lh) {
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorTest.java b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorTest.java
index bfb9b6ecca1b3..bacc157743542 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorTest.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedCursorTest.java
@@ -5945,6 +5945,15 @@ public void asyncOpenLedger(final long lId, final DigestType digestType, final b
                 super.asyncOpenLedger(lId, digestType, passwd, cb, ctx);
             }
         }
+
+        public void asyncOpenLedger(final long lId, final DigestType digestType, final byte[] passwd,
+                final OpenCallback cb, final Object ctx, boolean keepMetadataUpdate) {
+            if (ledgerErrors.containsKey(lId)) {
+                cb.openComplete(ledgerErrors.get(lId), null, ctx);
+            } else {
+                super.asyncOpenLedger(lId, digestType, passwd, cb, ctx, keepMetadataUpdate);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ManagedCursorTest.class);
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerFactoryShutdownTest.java b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerFactoryShutdownTest.java
index ecc3423e292e9..95f0a6b8c775e 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerFactoryShutdownTest.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerFactoryShutdownTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.impl;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ private void setup() {
             cb.openComplete(0, ledgerHandle, inv.getArgument(4, Object.class));
             return null;
         }).when(bookKeeper).asyncOpenLedger(anyLong(), any(), any(), any(), any());
+        doAnswer(inv -> {
+            AsyncCallback.OpenCallback cb = inv.getArgument(3, AsyncCallback.OpenCallback.class);
+            cb.openComplete(0, ledgerHandle, inv.getArgument(4, Object.class));
+            return null;
+        }).when(bookKeeper).asyncOpenLedger(anyLong(), any(), any(), any(), any(), anyBoolean());
         doAnswer(inv -> {
             AsyncCallback.CreateCallback cb = inv.getArgument(5, AsyncCallback.CreateCallback.class);
             cb.createComplete(0, newLedgerHandle, inv.getArgument(6, Object.class));
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/delayed/bucket/BookkeeperBucketSnapshotStorage.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/delayed/bucket/BookkeeperBucketSnapshotStorage.java
index ba37092e88d9b..fa7408d7e1574 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/delayed/bucket/BookkeeperBucketSnapshotStorage.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/delayed/bucket/BookkeeperBucketSnapshotStorage.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<LedgerHandle> openLedger(Long ledgerId) {
                     } else {
                         future.complete(handle);
                     }
-                }, null
+                }, null, true
         );
         return future;
     }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/BookkeeperSchemaStorage.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/BookkeeperSchemaStorage.java
index b931239a32cea..e38bf48f1fdb1 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/BookkeeperSchemaStorage.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/BookkeeperSchemaStorage.java
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<LedgerHandle> openLedger(Long ledgerId) {
                 } else {
                     future.complete(handle);
                 }
-            }, null
+            }, null, true
         );
         return future;
     }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactedTopicImpl.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactedTopicImpl.java
index 21cc0e45acdaf..2ceaab83f2232 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactedTopicImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactedTopicImpl.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ private static CompletableFuture<CompactedTopicContext> openCompactedLedger(Book
                                } else {
                                    promise.complete(ledger);
                                }
-                           }, null);
+                           }, null, true);
         return promise.thenApply((ledger) -> new CompactedTopicContext(
                                          ledger, createCache(ledger, DEFAULT_MAX_CACHE_SIZE)));
     }