diff --git a/lib/bcoin/ldb.js b/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
index 61eb310e..d4b86c0a 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ function ldb(options) {
 
   return new LowlevelUp(options.location, {
     // LevelDB and others
-    createIfMissing: true,
-    errorIfExists: false,
+    createIfMissing: options.createIfMissing !== false,
+    errorIfExists: options.errorIfExists === true,
     compression: options.compression !== false,
     cacheSize: options.cacheSize || (8 << 20),
     writeBufferSize: options.writeBufferSize || (4 << 20),