diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/AbstractChronicleMapBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/AbstractChronicleMapBuilder.java
index 65ac1f37d..9a877ac9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/AbstractChronicleMapBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/AbstractChronicleMapBuilder.java
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChronicleMapBuilder<K, V,
      * @return map
      */
     ChronicleMap<K, V> createReplicated(byte identifier) throws IOException {
+        preMapConstruction(true);
         VanillaChronicleMap<K, ?, ?, V, ?, ?> map =
                 new ReplicatedChronicleMap<K, Object, MetaBytesInterop<K, Object>,
                         V, Object, MetaBytesWriter<V, Object>>(this, identifier);