diff --git a/src/storage/rocksdbfactory.cpp b/src/storage/rocksdbfactory.cpp
index f0083d8d7..af78e8361 100644
--- a/src/storage/rocksdbfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/rocksdbfactory.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ IStorage *RocksDBStorageFactory::create(int db, key_load_iterator iter, void *pr
                 printf("\tDatabase %d was not shutdown cleanly, recomputing metrics\n", db);
             fFirstRealKey = false;
             if (iter != nullptr)
-                iter(it->key().data()+2, it->key().size()-2, privdata);
+                iter(it->key().data()+sizeof(unsigned int), it->key().size()-sizeof(unsigned int), privdata);
             ++count;
         }
     }