diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 466b96afd7..66850fe396 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 * [#1779](https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/pull/1779) Upgrade rocksdb to `v9.11.2`.
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#1801](https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/pull/1801) Avoid non-empty data from being cleared during restoration from versiondb.
+
 *Apr 9, 2025*
 
 ## v1.4.6
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_basic.py b/integration_tests/test_basic.py
index 7775a28e22..d618d7957c 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_basic.py
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ def test_local_statesync(cronos, tmp_path_factory):
         wait_for_new_blocks(cli, 2)
         # check grpc works
         print("distribution", cli.distribution_community(height=height))
+        print("balances", cli.balances(cli0.address("validator")))
         with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
             cli.distribution_community(height=height - 1)
 
diff --git a/versiondb/client/restore.go b/versiondb/client/restore.go
index 1572d49600..57d2ecbe51 100644
--- a/versiondb/client/restore.go
+++ b/versiondb/client/restore.go
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ loop:
 				return fmt.Errorf("node height %v cannot exceed %v",
 					item.IAVL.Height, math.MaxInt8)
 			}
-			ch <- versiondb.ImportEntry{
-				StoreKey: storeKey,
-				Key:      item.IAVL.Key,
-				Value:    item.IAVL.Value,
+			if len(item.IAVL.Value) > 0 {
+				ch <- versiondb.ImportEntry{
+					StoreKey: storeKey,
+					Key:      item.IAVL.Key,
+					Value:    item.IAVL.Value,
+				}
 			}
 		default:
 			break loop