diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
index 7a58d7875..090096d17 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ impl Blockstore {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut index0 = self.transaction_status_index_cf.get(0)?.unwrap_or_default();
         let mut index1 = self.transaction_status_index_cf.get(1)?.unwrap_or_default();
-        let to_slot = to_slot.saturating_add(1);
-        for slot in from_slot..to_slot {
+        for slot in from_slot..=to_slot {
             let slot_entries = self.get_any_valid_slot_entries(slot, 0);
             let transactions = slot_entries
                 .into_iter()
@@ -1100,6 +1099,27 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert_eq!(entry.0, 2); // Buffer entry, no index 1 entries remaining
         drop(status_entry_iterator);
 
+        // Purge up to but not including index0_max_slot
+        clear_and_repopulate_transaction_statuses_for_test(
+            &blockstore,
+            index0_max_slot,
+            index1_max_slot,
+        );
+        blockstore
+            .run_purge(0, index0_max_slot - 1, PurgeType::Exact)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            blockstore
+                .transaction_status_index_cf
+                .get(0)
+                .unwrap()
+                .unwrap(),
+            TransactionStatusIndexMeta {
+                max_slot: index0_max_slot,
+                frozen: true,
+            }
+        );
+
         // Test purge all
         clear_and_repopulate_transaction_statuses_for_test(
             &blockstore,