diff --git a/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/JKleppmannTreeManager.java b/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/JKleppmannTreeManager.java
index e01d894c..c7a938e4 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/JKleppmannTreeManager.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/JKleppmannTreeManager.java
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public class JKleppmannTreeManager {
                 );
                 curTx.put(data);
                 var rootNode = new JKleppmannTreeNode(JObjectKey.of(name.value() + "_jt_root"), null, rootNodeSupplier.get());
-                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(rootNode));
+                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(rootNode, true));
                 var trashNode = new JKleppmannTreeNode(JObjectKey.of(name.value() + "_jt_trash"), null, rootNodeSupplier.get());
-                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(trashNode));
+                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(trashNode, true));
                 var lf_node = new JKleppmannTreeNode(JObjectKey.of(name.value() + "_jt_lf"), null, rootNodeSupplier.get());
-                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(lf_node));
+                curTx.put(new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(lf_node, true));
             }
             return new JKleppmannTree(data);
 //            opObjectRegistry.registerObject(tree);
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/structs/JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder.java b/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/structs/JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder.java
index 9efc2e22..fb3ac05c 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/structs/JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/sync-base/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfs/jkleppmanntree/structs/JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ public record JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(PCollection<JDataRef> refsFrom, boolean f
         this(TreePSet.empty(), false, node);
     }
 
+    public JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(JKleppmannTreeNode node, boolean frozen) {
+        this(TreePSet.empty(), frozen, node);
+    }
+
     public JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder withNode(JKleppmannTreeNode node) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(node, "node");
         return new JKleppmannTreeNodeHolder(refsFrom, frozen, node);