diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 17ab226a30..9112ce3bf3 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ bool BlockManager::WriteBlockIndexDB()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool BlockManager::LoadBlockIndexDB()
+bool BlockManager::LoadBlockIndexDB(const Consensus::Params& consensus_params)
 {
-    if (!LoadBlockIndex(::Params().GetConsensus())) {
+    if (!LoadBlockIndex(consensus_params)) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index 488713dbd8..2e52716649 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public:
     std::unique_ptr<CBlockTreeDB> m_block_tree_db GUARDED_BY(::cs_main);
 
     bool WriteBlockIndexDB() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
-    bool LoadBlockIndexDB() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
+    bool LoadBlockIndexDB(const Consensus::Params& consensus_params) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
     CBlockIndex* AddToBlockIndex(const CBlockHeader& block, CBlockIndex*& best_header) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
     /** Create a new block index entry for a given block hash */
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 9ad95c1c08..448720ff83 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::LoadBlockIndex()
     // Load block index from databases
     bool needs_init = fReindex;
     if (!fReindex) {
-        bool ret = m_blockman.LoadBlockIndexDB();
+        bool ret = m_blockman.LoadBlockIndexDB(GetConsensus());
         if (!ret) return false;
 
         std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vSortedByHeight{m_blockman.GetAllBlockIndices()};