diff --git a/cmd/container.go b/cmd/container.go
index 7670505b2..7f170442e 100644
--- a/cmd/container.go
+++ b/cmd/container.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func resolveOptions(v *viper.Viper, userOptions ...fx.Option) []fx.Option {
 	// Handle OpenTelemetry
 	options = append(options, otlptraces.CLITracesModule(v))
 
+	redisLockStrategy := false
 	switch v.GetString(lockStrategyFlag) {
 	case "redis":
 		var tlsConfig *tls.Config
@@ -58,13 +59,15 @@ func resolveOptions(v *viper.Viper, userOptions ...fx.Option) []fx.Option {
 			LockRetry:    v.GetDuration(lockStrategyRedisRetryFlag),
 			TLSConfig:    tlsConfig,
 		}))
+		redisLockStrategy = true
 	}
 
 	// Handle api part
 	options = append(options, api.Module(api.Config{
-		StorageDriver: v.GetString(storageDriverFlag),
-		Version:       Version,
-		UseScopes:     v.GetBool(authBearerUseScopesFlag),
+		StorageDriver:     v.GetString(storageDriverFlag),
+		Version:           Version,
+		UseScopes:         v.GetBool(authBearerUseScopesFlag),
+		RedisLockStrategy: redisLockStrategy,
 	}))
 
 	// Handle storage driver
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index ca25373cc..487e8a6a8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ func NewAPI(routes *routes.Routes) *API {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	StorageDriver string
-	Version       string
-	UseScopes     bool
+	StorageDriver     string
+	Version           string
+	UseScopes         bool
+	RedisLockStrategy bool
 }
 
 func Module(cfg Config) fx.Option {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/accounts.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/accounts.go
index 7543ac225..de17783e6 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/accounts.go
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ func (s *Store) GetAccounts(ctx context.Context, q ledger.AccountsQuery) (api.Cu
 func (s *Store) GetAccount(ctx context.Context, addr string) (*core.Account, error) {
 
 	entry, ok := s.cache.Get(addr)
-	if ok {
+	// When having a single instance of the ledger, we can use the cached account.
+	// Otherwise, compute it every single time for now.
+	if s.singleWriter && ok {
 		return entry.(*core.AccountWithVolumes).Account.Copy(), nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/aggregations.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/aggregations.go
index 7158172f4..9d83b06b3 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/aggregations.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/aggregations.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import (
 
 func (s *Store) GetAccountWithVolumes(ctx context.Context, address string) (*core.AccountWithVolumes, error) {
 	account, ok := s.cache.Get(address)
-	if ok {
+	// When having a single instance of the ledger, we can use the cached account.
+	// Otherwise, compute it every single time for now.
+	if s.singleWriter && ok {
 		return account.(*core.AccountWithVolumes).Copy(), nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/driver.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/driver.go
index f5fe0458c..873e44479 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/driver.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 	systemSchema      Schema
 	registeredLedgers map[string]*Store
 	lock              sync.Mutex
+	redisLockStrategy bool
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) GetSystemStore() storage.SystemStore {
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ func (d *Driver) GetLedgerStore(ctx context.Context, name string, create bool) (
 			return nil, false, err
 		}
 
-		ret = NewStore(schema, defaultExecutorProvider(schema), func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		ret = NewStore(schema, d.redisLockStrategy, defaultExecutorProvider(schema), func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			d.lock.Lock()
 			defer d.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -228,11 +229,12 @@ func (d *Driver) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return d.db.Close(ctx)
 }
 
-func NewDriver(name string, db DB) *Driver {
+func NewDriver(name string, db DB, redisLockStrategy bool) *Driver {
 	return &Driver{
 		db:                db,
 		name:              name,
 		registeredLedgers: map[string]*Store{},
+		redisLockStrategy: redisLockStrategy,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/logs.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/logs.go
index ebcecb809..6bf7e9ead 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/logs.go
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ func (s *Store) appendLog(ctx context.Context, log ...core.Log) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) GetLastLog(ctx context.Context) (*core.Log, error) {
-	if s.lastLog == nil {
+	// When having a single instance of the ledger, we can use the cached last log.
+	// Otherwise, compute it every single time for now.
+	if !s.singleWriter || s.lastLog == nil {
 		sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 		sb.From(s.schema.Table("log"))
 		sb.Select("id", "type", "hash", "date", "data")
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/module.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/module.go
index ecbd03e6e..3b14e11cf 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/module.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/module.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ type PostgresConfig struct {
 }
 
 type ModuleConfig struct {
-	StorageDriver  string
-	SQLiteConfig   *SQLiteConfig
-	PostgresConfig *PostgresConfig
+	StorageDriver     string
+	SQLiteConfig      *SQLiteConfig
+	PostgresConfig    *PostgresConfig
+	RedisLockStrategy bool
 }
 
 func OpenSQLDB(flavor Flavor, dataSourceName string) (*sql.DB, error) {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func DriverModule(cfg ModuleConfig) fx.Option {
 			return NewPostgresDB(db)
 		}))
 		options = append(options, fx.Provide(func(db DB) (*Driver, error) {
-			return NewDriver(PostgreSQL.String(), db), nil
+			return NewDriver(PostgreSQL.String(), db, cfg.RedisLockStrategy), nil
 		}))
 		options = append(options, health.ProvideHealthCheck(func(db *sql.DB) health.NamedCheck {
 			return health.NewNamedCheck(PostgreSQL.String(), health.CheckFn(db.PingContext))
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func DriverModule(cfg ModuleConfig) fx.Option {
 			return NewSQLiteDB(cfg.SQLiteConfig.Dir, cfg.SQLiteConfig.DBName)
 		}))
 		options = append(options, fx.Provide(func(db DB) (*Driver, error) {
-			return NewDriver(SQLite.String(), db), nil
+			return NewDriver(SQLite.String(), db, cfg.RedisLockStrategy), nil
 		}))
 		options = append(options, health.ProvideHealthCheck(func() health.NamedCheck {
 			return health.NewNamedCheck(SQLite.String(), health.CheckFn(func(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/store_ledger.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/store_ledger.go
index 0112654d4..edf5ee05a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/store_ledger.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/store_ledger.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Store struct {
 	lastLog          *core.Log
 	lastTx           *core.ExpandedTransaction
 	cache            *cache.Cache
+	singleWriter     bool
 }
 
 func (s *Store) error(err error) error {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (s *Store) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return s.onClose(ctx)
 }
 
-func NewStore(schema Schema, executorProvider func(ctx context.Context) (executor, error),
+func NewStore(schema Schema, singleWriter bool, executorProvider func(ctx context.Context) (executor, error),
 	onClose, onDelete func(ctx context.Context) error) *Store {
 
 	return &Store{
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func NewStore(schema Schema, executorProvider func(ctx context.Context) (executo
 		schema:           schema,
 		onClose:          onClose,
 		onDelete:         onDelete,
+		singleWriter:     singleWriter,
 		cache:            cache.New(5*time.Minute, 10*time.Minute),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/transactions.go b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/transactions.go
index 386e8d0f5..bcec8cb69 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/transactions.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/sqlstorage/transactions.go
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ func (s *Store) GetTransaction(ctx context.Context, txId uint64) (*core.Expanded
 }
 
 func (s *Store) GetLastTransaction(ctx context.Context) (*core.ExpandedTransaction, error) {
-	if s.lastTx == nil {
+	// When having a single instance of the ledger, we can use the cached last transaction.
+	// Otherwise, compute it every single time for now.
+	if !s.singleWriter || s.lastTx == nil {
 		sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 		sb.Select("id", "timestamp", "reference", "metadata", "postings", "pre_commit_volumes", "post_commit_volumes")
 		sb.From(s.schema.Table("transactions"))