diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c1a060a5806..30be0fcb7cd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.0.0-20160915185041-762005e7a34f // indirect
 	github.com/blevesearch/snowballstem v0.0.0-20180110192139-26b06a2c243d // indirect
 	github.com/codahale/hdrhistogram v0.0.0-20161010025455-3a0bb77429bd
-	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200528205344-e7b6e76f96e8
+	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200609141616-14386ac9b764
 	github.com/dgraph-io/dgo/v2 v2.2.1-0.20200319183917-53c7d5bc32a7
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.0.2-0.20200115201040-8f368f2f2ab3
 	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9a9ff698513..faa9385b707 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.0 h1:DshxFxZWXUcO0xX476VJC07Xsr6ZCBVRHKZ93Oh7Evo=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.0/go.mod h1:zwt7syl517jmP8s94KqSxTlM6IMsdhYy6psNgSztDR4=
-github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200528205344-e7b6e76f96e8 h1:TDpSSjrjipVJHEpcimd7uRYqiIeMc1LsM7p2tgEl+s8=
-github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200528205344-e7b6e76f96e8/go.mod h1:3KY8+bsP8wI0OEnQJAKpd4wIJW/Mm32yw2j/9FUVnIM=
+github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200609141616-14386ac9b764 h1:cWmYs+E7F/w4KWIkVrV3VLUJkqolRa7y5G2LLMPQVQs=
+github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.0.1-rc1.0.20200609141616-14386ac9b764/go.mod h1:3KY8+bsP8wI0OEnQJAKpd4wIJW/Mm32yw2j/9FUVnIM=
 github.com/dgraph-io/dgo/v2 v2.2.1-0.20200319183917-53c7d5bc32a7 h1:9oFXHEReyRIB291rbdGwRk1PYegGO2XBtZ8muXPKqPA=
 github.com/dgraph-io/dgo/v2 v2.2.1-0.20200319183917-53c7d5bc32a7/go.mod h1:LJCkLxm5fUMcU+yb8gHFjHt7ChgNuz3YnQQ6MQkmscI=
 github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.0.2-0.20200115201040-8f368f2f2ab3 h1:MQLRM35Pp0yAyBYksjbj1nZI/w6eyRY/mWoM1sFf4kU=
diff --git a/worker/server_state.go b/worker/server_state.go
index 324dec6ca53..a2c4d8e2d0c 100644
--- a/worker/server_state.go
+++ b/worker/server_state.go
@@ -66,12 +66,20 @@ func InitServerState() {
 }
 
 func setBadgerOptions(opt badger.Options) badger.Options {
-	opt = opt.WithSyncWrites(false).WithTruncate(true).WithLogger(&x.ToGlog{}).
+	opt = opt.WithSyncWrites(false).
+		WithTruncate(true).
+		WithLogger(&x.ToGlog{}).
 		WithEncryptionKey(enc.ReadEncryptionKeyFile(Config.BadgerKeyFile))
 
 	// Do not load bloom filters on DB open.
 	opt.LoadBloomsOnOpen = false
 
+	// Disable conflict detection in badger. Alpha runs in managed mode and
+	// perform its own conflict detection so we don't need badger's conflict
+	// detection. Using badger's conflict detection uses memory which can be
+	// saved by disabling it.
+	opt.DetectConflicts = false
+
 	glog.Infof("Setting Badger Compression Level: %d", Config.BadgerCompressionLevel)
 	// Default value of badgerCompressionLevel is 3 so compression will always
 	// be enabled, unless it is explicitly disabled by setting the value to 0.