diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/output.rs b/ledger-tool/src/output.rs
index bc66b656bd5d0f..38766c8d7118ff 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/output.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/output.rs
@@ -586,7 +586,11 @@ pub fn output_slot(
         Err(_) => {
             // Transaction metadata could be missing, try to fetch just the
             // entries and leave the metadata fields empty
-            let entries = blockstore.get_slot_entries(slot, /*shred_start_index:*/ 0)?;
+            let (entries, _, _) = blockstore.get_slot_entries_with_shred_info(
+                slot,
+                /*shred_start_index:*/ 0,
+                allow_dead_slots,
+            )?;
 
             let blockhash = entries
                 .last()