diff --git a/dvc/repo/index.py b/dvc/repo/index.py
index 38fddea8b..217b2278e 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/index.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/index.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class Index:
             index = DataIndex()
 
         prefix = ("tree", self.data_tree.hash_info.value)
-        if prefix in index.ls((), detail=False):
+        if index.has_node(prefix):
             loaded = True
 
         try:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a719bc35f..8874273d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "configobj>=5.0.6",
     "distro>=1.3",
     "dpath<3,>=2.0.2",
-    "dvc-data>=0.41.0,<0.42",
+    "dvc-data>=0.41.1,<0.42",
     "dvc-http",
     "dvc-render>=0.1.2",
     "dvc-studio-client>=0.1.1",