diff --git a/cmd/sged/cmd/root.go b/cmd/sged/cmd/root.go
index 32c5f64d..3767e21c 100644
--- a/cmd/sged/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/sged/cmd/root.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func newApp(
 	}
 
 	snapshotDir := filepath.Join(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)), "data", "snapshots")
-	snapshotDB, err := sdk.NewLevelDB("metadata", snapshotDir)
+	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("metadata", snapshotDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}