diff --git a/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c b/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
index 9e913029..c15655c0 100644
--- a/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
+++ b/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ int cmd_list_journal(int argc, char *argv[])
 	d_btree_id	key_filter = { 0 };
 	int opt;
 
+	opt_set(opts, noexcl,		true);
 	opt_set(opts, nochanges,	true);
 	opt_set(opts, norecovery,	true);
 	opt_set(opts, read_only,	true);