diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
index 235b554988c..c6fa5cbe13d 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ public void delete(long ledgerId) throws IOException {
 
     public Iterable<Long> getActiveLedgersInRange(final long firstLedgerId, final long lastLedgerId)
             throws IOException {
+        if (firstLedgerId <= 0 && lastLedgerId == Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+            return ledgers.keys();
+        }
         return Iterables.filter(ledgers.keys(), new Predicate<Long>() {
             @Override
             public boolean apply(Long ledgerId) {