diff --git a/crates/store/src/backend/composite/read_replica.rs b/crates/store/src/backend/composite/read_replica.rs
index de1b9f25..38e4c681 100644
--- a/crates/store/src/backend/composite/read_replica.rs
+++ b/crates/store/src/backend/composite/read_replica.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ pub struct SQLReadReplica {
 }
 
 impl SQLReadReplica {
-    pub fn open(config: &mut Config, prefix: impl AsKey, stores: &Stores) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub async fn open(
+        config: &mut Config,
+        prefix: impl AsKey,
+        stores: &Stores,
+        create_tables: bool,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
         let prefix = prefix.as_key();
         let primary_id = config.value_require((&prefix, "primary"))?.to_string();
         let replica_ids = config
@@ -75,6 +80,30 @@ impl SQLReadReplica {
             }
         }
         if !replicas.is_empty() {
+            if create_tables {
+                match &primary {
+                    #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
+                    Store::PostgreSQL(store) => {
+                        if let Err(err) = store.create_tables().await {
+                            config.new_build_error(
+                                (&prefix, "primary"),
+                                format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"),
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    #[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
+                    Store::MySQL(store) => {
+                        if let Err(err) = store.create_tables().await {
+                            config.new_build_error(
+                                (&prefix, "primary"),
+                                format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"),
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => panic!("Invalid store type"),
+                }
+            }
+
             Some(Self {
                 primary,
                 replicas,
diff --git a/crates/store/src/backend/mysql/main.rs b/crates/store/src/backend/mysql/main.rs
index c0c9669b..8f518cc6 100644
--- a/crates/store/src/backend/mysql/main.rs
+++ b/crates/store/src/backend/mysql/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ use crate::*;
 use super::{into_error, MysqlStore};
 
 impl MysqlStore {
-    pub async fn open(config: &mut Config, prefix: impl AsKey) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub async fn open(
+        config: &mut Config,
+        prefix: impl AsKey,
+        create_tables: bool,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
         let prefix = prefix.as_key();
         let mut opts = OptsBuilder::default()
             .ip_or_hostname(config.value_require((&prefix, "host"))?.to_string())
@@ -74,14 +78,16 @@ impl MysqlStore {
             conn_pool: Pool::new(opts),
         };
 
-        if let Err(err) = db.create_tables().await {
-            config.new_build_error(prefix.as_str(), format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"));
+        if create_tables {
+            if let Err(err) = db.create_tables().await {
+                config.new_build_error(prefix.as_str(), format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"));
+            }
         }
 
         Some(db)
     }
 
-    pub(super) async fn create_tables(&self) -> trc::Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn create_tables(&self) -> trc::Result<()> {
         let mut conn = self.conn_pool.get_conn().await.map_err(into_error)?;
 
         for table in [
diff --git a/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/main.rs b/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/main.rs
index b2700088..5195c4da 100644
--- a/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/main.rs
+++ b/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/main.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ use tokio_postgres::NoTls;
 use utils::{config::utils::AsKey, rustls_client_config};
 
 impl PostgresStore {
-    pub async fn open(config: &mut utils::config::Config, prefix: impl AsKey) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub async fn open(
+        config: &mut utils::config::Config,
+        prefix: impl AsKey,
+        create_tables: bool,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
         let prefix = prefix.as_key();
         let mut cfg = Config::new();
         cfg.dbname = config
@@ -61,14 +65,16 @@ impl PostgresStore {
             .ok()?,
         };
 
-        if let Err(err) = db.create_tables().await {
-            config.new_build_error(prefix.as_str(), format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"));
+        if create_tables {
+            if let Err(err) = db.create_tables().await {
+                config.new_build_error(prefix.as_str(), format!("Failed to create tables: {err}"));
+            }
         }
 
         Some(db)
     }
 
-    pub(super) async fn create_tables(&self) -> trc::Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn create_tables(&self) -> trc::Result<()> {
         let conn = self.conn_pool.get().await.map_err(into_error)?;
 
         for table in [
diff --git a/crates/store/src/config.rs b/crates/store/src/config.rs
index 71fd4ed1..bfe13c89 100644
--- a/crates/store/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/store/src/config.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ impl Stores {
                 }
                 #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
                 "postgresql" => {
-                    if let Some(db) = PostgresStore::open(config, prefix).await.map(Store::from) {
+                    if let Some(db) =
+                        PostgresStore::open(config, prefix, config.is_active_store(id))
+                            .await
+                            .map(Store::from)
+                    {
                         self.stores.insert(store_id.clone(), db.clone());
                         self.fts_stores.insert(store_id.clone(), db.clone().into());
                         self.blob_stores.insert(
@@ -142,7 +146,10 @@ impl Stores {
                 }
                 #[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
                 "mysql" => {
-                    if let Some(db) = MysqlStore::open(config, prefix).await.map(Store::from) {
+                    if let Some(db) = MysqlStore::open(config, prefix, config.is_active_store(id))
+                        .await
+                        .map(Store::from)
+                    {
                         self.stores.insert(store_id.clone(), db.clone());
                         self.fts_stores.insert(store_id.clone(), db.clone().into());
                         self.blob_stores.insert(
@@ -222,10 +229,15 @@ impl Stores {
         for (id, protocol) in composite_stores {
             let prefix = ("store", id.as_str());
             match protocol.as_str() {
-                "composite-read" => {
+                "sql-read-replica" => {
                     if let Some(db) = crate::backend::composite::read_replica::SQLReadReplica::open(
-                        config, prefix, self,
-                    ) {
+                        config,
+                        prefix,
+                        self,
+                        config.is_active_store(&id),
+                    )
+                    .await
+                    {
                         self.stores.insert(id, Store::SQLReadReplica(db.into()));
                     }
                 }
@@ -346,3 +358,26 @@ impl Stores {
         }
     }
 }
+
+trait IsActiveStore {
+    fn is_active_store(&self, id: &str) -> bool;
+}
+
+impl IsActiveStore for Config {
+    fn is_active_store(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
+        for key in [
+            "storage.data",
+            "storage.blob",
+            "storage.lookup",
+            "storage.fts",
+        ] {
+            if let Some(store_id) = self.value(key) {
+                if store_id == id {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        false
+    }
+}