diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/roots.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/roots.go
index 9977f04751..912eebb65e 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/roots.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/roots.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/utils/filesys"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/chunks"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/nbs"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/prolly/tree"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/spec"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/types"
 )
@@ -56,16 +57,16 @@ func (cmd RootsCmd) Hidden() bool {
 // RequiresRepo should return false if this interface is implemented, and the command does not have the requirement
 // that it be run from within a data repository directory
 func (cmd RootsCmd) RequiresRepo() bool {
-	return false
+	return true
 }
 
 // Description returns a description of the command
 func (cmd RootsCmd) Description() string {
-	return "Displays the current Dolt cli version."
+	return "Displays store root values (or potential store root values) that we find in the current database."
 }
 
 func (cmd RootsCmd) GatedForNBF(nbf *types.NomsBinFormat) bool {
-	return types.IsFormat_DOLT_1(nbf)
+	return false
 }
 
 // CreateMarkdown creates a markdown file containing the helptext for the command at the given path
@@ -152,7 +153,10 @@ func (cmd RootsCmd) processTableFile(ctx context.Context, path string, modified
 			}
 		} else if sm, ok := value.(types.SerialMessage); ok {
 			if serial.GetFileID([]byte(sm)) == serial.StoreRootFileID {
-				err := types.WriteEncodedValue(ctx, cli.OutStream, value)
+				msg := serial.GetRootAsStoreRoot([]byte(sm), 0)
+				ambytes := msg.AddressMapBytes()
+				node := tree.NodeFromBytes(ambytes)
+				err := tree.OutputAddressMapNode(cli.OutStream, node)
 				if err != nil {
 					return false, err
 				}
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/status.bats b/integration-tests/bats/status.bats
index ca2147abb4..fdf13cfdb4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bats/status.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/status.bats
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ SQL
 }
 
 @test "status: roots runs even if status fails" {
-    skip_nbf_dolt_1
     mv .dolt/repo_state.json .dolt/repo_state.backup
 
     run dolt status