diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index b3b215929a6..fa8d7a386f6 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ ChainstateLoadResult LoadChainstate(ChainstateManager& chainman, const CacheSize
             return {init_status, init_error};
         }
     } else {
-        return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE, _(
+        return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_FATAL, _(
            "UTXO snapshot failed to validate. "
            "Restart to resume normal initial block download, or try loading a different snapshot.")};
     }