diff --git a/agent/consul/state/catalog_events.go b/agent/consul/state/catalog_events.go
index 4b7ee11932..9e681bb46c 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/catalog_events.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/catalog_events.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ type EventPayloadCheckServiceNode struct {
 // of stream.Events that describe the current state of a service health query.
 //
 // TODO: no tests for this yet
-func serviceHealthSnapshot(s *Store, topic stream.Topic) stream.SnapshotFunc {
+func serviceHealthSnapshot(db ReadDB, topic stream.Topic) stream.SnapshotFunc {
 	return func(req stream.SubscribeRequest, buf stream.SnapshotAppender) (index uint64, err error) {
-		tx := s.db.Txn(false)
+		tx := db.ReadTxn()
 		defer tx.Abort()
 
 		connect := topic == topicServiceHealthConnect
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/memdb.go b/agent/consul/state/memdb.go
index 2c7cc5cd41..96f65ff3ad 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/memdb.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/memdb.go
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ type AbortTxn interface {
 	Abort()
 }
 
+// ReadDB is a DB that provides read-only transactions.
+type ReadDB interface {
+	ReadTxn() AbortTxn
+}
+
 // WriteTxn is implemented by memdb.Txn to perform write operations.
 type WriteTxn interface {
 	ReadTxn
@@ -160,6 +165,12 @@ func (tx *txn) Commit() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type readDB memdb.MemDB
+
+func (db *readDB) ReadTxn() AbortTxn {
+	return (*memdb.MemDB)(db).Txn(false)
+}
+
 var (
 	topicServiceHealth        = pbsubscribe.Topic_ServiceHealth
 	topicServiceHealthConnect = pbsubscribe.Topic_ServiceHealthConnect
@@ -182,11 +193,11 @@ func processDBChanges(tx ReadTxn, changes Changes) ([]stream.Event, error) {
 	return events, nil
 }
 
-func newSnapshotHandlers(s *Store) stream.SnapshotHandlers {
+func newSnapshotHandlers(db ReadDB) stream.SnapshotHandlers {
 	return stream.SnapshotHandlers{
-		topicServiceHealth: serviceHealthSnapshot(s, topicServiceHealth),
+		topicServiceHealth: serviceHealthSnapshot(db, topicServiceHealth),
 		// The connect topic is temporarily disabled until the correct events are
 		// created for terminating gateway changes.
-		//topicServiceHealthConnect: serviceHealthSnapshot(s, topicServiceHealthConnect),
+		//topicServiceHealthConnect: serviceHealthSnapshot(db, topicServiceHealthConnect),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/state_store.go b/agent/consul/state/state_store.go
index e71b995f15..1302de8aa7 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/state_store.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/state_store.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	memdb "github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul/stream"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
-	memdb "github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ func NewStateStore(gc *TombstoneGC) (*Store, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed setting up state store: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	pub := stream.NewEventPublisher(newSnapshotHandlers((*readDB)(db)), 10*time.Second)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 	s := &Store{
 		schema:             schema,
@@ -167,12 +169,11 @@ func NewStateStore(gc *TombstoneGC) (*Store, error) {
 		kvsGraveyard:       NewGraveyard(gc),
 		lockDelay:          NewDelay(),
 		stopEventPublisher: cancel,
-	}
-	pub := stream.NewEventPublisher(newSnapshotHandlers(s), 10*time.Second)
-	s.db = &changeTrackerDB{
-		db:             db,
-		publisher:      pub,
-		processChanges: processDBChanges,
+		db: &changeTrackerDB{
+			db:             db,
+			publisher:      pub,
+			processChanges: processDBChanges,
+		},
 	}
 
 	go pub.Run(ctx)