diff --git a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
index a35c9dd0e..dea4d11ff 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
@@ -576,10 +576,14 @@ func stageSenders(db kv.RwDB, ctx context.Context) error {
 	s := stage(sync, tx, nil, stages.Senders)
 	log.Info("Stage", "name", s.ID, "progress", s.BlockNumber)
 
+	var br *snapshotsync.BlockRetire
 	snapshots := allSnapshots(chainConfig)
-	d, err := dir.OpenRw(snapshots.Dir())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if snapshots != nil {
+		d, err := dir.OpenRw(snapshots.Dir())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		br = snapshotsync.NewBlockRetire(runtime.NumCPU(), tmpdir, snapshots, d, db, nil, nil)
 	}
 
 	pm, err := prune.Get(tx)
@@ -587,7 +591,7 @@ func stageSenders(db kv.RwDB, ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cfg := stagedsync.StageSendersCfg(db, chainConfig, tmpdir, pm, snapshotsync.NewBlockRetire(runtime.NumCPU(), tmpdir, snapshots, d, db, nil, nil))
+	cfg := stagedsync.StageSendersCfg(db, chainConfig, tmpdir, pm, br)
 	if unwind > 0 {
 		u := sync.NewUnwindState(stages.Senders, s.BlockNumber-unwind, s.BlockNumber)
 		if err = stagedsync.UnwindSendersStage(u, tx, cfg, ctx); err != nil {