diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 241aaffcef..f4ff5f8363 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -440,30 +440,40 @@ bool CWallet::Verify()
     if (GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET))
         return true;
 
-    uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying wallet..."));
-    std::string walletFile = GetArg("-wallet", DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT);
+    SoftSetArg("-wallet", DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT);
 
-    std::string strError;
-    if (!CWalletDB::VerifyEnvironment(walletFile, GetDataDir().string(), strError))
-        return InitError(strError);
+    uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying wallet(s)..."));
 
-    if (GetBoolArg("-salvagewallet", false))
-    {
-        // Recover readable keypairs:
-        CWallet dummyWallet;
-        if (!CWalletDB::Recover(walletFile, (void *)&dummyWallet, CWalletDB::RecoverKeysOnlyFilter))
+    for (const std::string& walletFile : gArgs.GetArgs("-wallet")) {
+        if (boost::filesystem::path(walletFile).filename() != walletFile) {
+            return InitError(_("-wallet parameter must only specify a filename (not a path)"));
+        } else if (SanitizeString(walletFile, SAFE_CHARS_FILENAME) != walletFile) {
+            return InitError(_("Invalid characters in -wallet filename"));
+        }
+
+        std::string strError;
+        if (!CWalletDB::VerifyEnvironment(walletFile, GetDataDir().string(), strError))
+            return InitError(strError);
+
+        if (GetBoolArg("-salvagewallet", false))
+        {
+            // Recover readable keypairs:
+            CWallet dummyWallet;
+            if (!CWalletDB::Recover(walletFile, (void *)&dummyWallet, CWalletDB::RecoverKeysOnlyFilter))
+                return false;
+        }
+
+        std::string strWarning;
+        bool dbV = CWalletDB::VerifyDatabaseFile(walletFile, GetDataDir().string(), strWarning, strError);
+        if (!strWarning.empty())
+            InitWarning(strWarning);
+        if (!dbV)
+        {
+            InitError(strError);
             return false;
+        }
     }
 
-    std::string strWarning;
-    bool dbV = CWalletDB::VerifyDatabaseFile(walletFile, GetDataDir().string(), strWarning, strError);
-    if (!strWarning.empty())
-        InitWarning(strWarning);
-    if (!dbV)
-    {
-        InitError(strError);
-        return false;
-    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -3930,15 +3940,7 @@ bool CWallet::InitLoadWallet()
         return true;
     }
 
-    SoftSetArg("-wallet", DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT);
-
     for (const std::string& walletFile : gArgs.GetArgs("-wallet")) {
-        if (boost::filesystem::path(walletFile).filename() != walletFile) {
-            return InitError(_("-wallet parameter must only specify a filename (not a path)"));
-        } else if (SanitizeString(walletFile, SAFE_CHARS_FILENAME) != walletFile) {
-            return InitError(_("Invalid characters in -wallet filename"));
-        }
-
         CWallet * const pwallet = CreateWalletFromFile(walletFile);
         if (!pwallet) {
             return false;