diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
index 1768c87..ac0b919 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                         dataset.getDatasetId()), compactionInfo.first, compactionInfo.second,
                         new PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerProvider(dataset.getDatasetId()),
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.RUNTIME_PROVIDER, LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE,
-                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), false));
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), true));
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(specPrimary, primaryBtreeDrop,
                 splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@
                             compactionInfo.second, new PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerProvider(dataset.getDatasetId()),
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.RUNTIME_PROVIDER,
                             LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE,
-                            /* TODO verify whether key dup check is required or not during bulkload: I guess not*/ 
-                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), false), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), true), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
             AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
@@ -303,8 +302,7 @@
                             compactionInfo.second, new PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerProvider(dataset.getDatasetId()),
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.RUNTIME_PROVIDER,
                             LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE,
-                            /* TODO verify whether key dup check is required or not during bulkload: I guess not*/ 
-                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), false), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), true), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
             AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
@@ -404,7 +402,7 @@
                         compactionInfo.first, compactionInfo.second, new PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerProvider(
                                 dataset.getDatasetId()), AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.RUNTIME_PROVIDER,
                         LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE,
-                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), false), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), true), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper
                 .setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, compactOp, splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
index c604dbc..c45a121 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
                             compactionInfo.first, compactionInfo.second, new PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerProvider(
                                     dataset.getDatasetId()), AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.RUNTIME_PROVIDER,
                             LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE,
-                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), false), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), true), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
         } catch (MetadataException me) {