diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index c8f50902932..97e916fd220 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::ReadFlag(const std::string &name, bool &fValue) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts(std::function<CBlockIndex*(const uint256&)> insertBlockIndex)
+bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts(const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, std::function<CBlockIndex*(const uint256&)> insertBlockIndex)
 {
     std::unique_ptr<CDBIterator> pcursor(NewIterator());
 
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts(std::function<CBlockIndex*(const uint256&)
                 pindexNew->nStatus        = diskindex.nStatus;
                 pindexNew->nTx            = diskindex.nTx;
 
-                if (!CheckProofOfWork(pindexNew->GetBlockHash(), pindexNew->nBits, Params().GetConsensus()))
-                    return error("LoadBlockIndex(): CheckProofOfWork failed: %s", pindexNew->ToString());
+                if (!CheckProofOfWork(pindexNew->GetBlockHash(), pindexNew->nBits, consensusParams))
+                    return error("%s: CheckProofOfWork failed: %s", __func__, pindexNew->ToString());
 
                 pcursor->Next();
             } else {
-                return error("LoadBlockIndex() : failed to read value");
+                return error("%s: failed to read value", __func__);
             }
         } else {
             break;
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index 974dd4ebe35..2a3e4eb6961 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
     bool WriteTxIndex(const std::vector<std::pair<uint256, CDiskTxPos> > &list);
     bool WriteFlag(const std::string &name, bool fValue);
     bool ReadFlag(const std::string &name, bool &fValue);
-    bool LoadBlockIndexGuts(std::function<CBlockIndex*(const uint256&)> insertBlockIndex);
+    bool LoadBlockIndexGuts(const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, std::function<CBlockIndex*(const uint256&)> insertBlockIndex);
 };
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_TXDB_H
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 59542e8f983..f09fff8ee8d 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@ CBlockIndex * InsertBlockIndex(uint256 hash)
 
 bool static LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
 {
-    if (!pblocktree->LoadBlockIndexGuts(InsertBlockIndex))
+    if (!pblocktree->LoadBlockIndexGuts(chainparams.GetConsensus(), InsertBlockIndex))
         return false;
 
     boost::this_thread::interruption_point();