diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index efaf821f4f..29a242a790 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
                         CleanupBlockRevFiles();
                 }
 
-                if (!LoadBlockIndex()) {
+                if (!LoadBlockIndex(chainparams)) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error loading block database");
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 11abc0d175..4cc886afb5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3972,9 +3972,8 @@ CBlockIndex * InsertBlockIndex(uint256 hash)
     return pindexNew;
 }
 
-bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
+bool static LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
 {
-    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     if (!pblocktree->LoadBlockIndexGuts(InsertBlockIndex))
         return false;
 
@@ -4303,10 +4302,10 @@ void UnloadBlockIndex()
     fHavePruned = false;
 }
 
-bool LoadBlockIndex()
+bool LoadBlockIndex(const CChainParams& chainparams)
 {
     // Load block index from databases
-    if (!fReindex && !LoadBlockIndexDB())
+    if (!fReindex && !LoadBlockIndexDB(chainparams))
         return false;
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 4c6af95142..35060e34ab 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* fileIn, CDiskB
 /** Initialize a new block tree database + block data on disk */
 bool InitBlockIndex(const CChainParams& chainparams);
 /** Load the block tree and coins database from disk */
-bool LoadBlockIndex();
+bool LoadBlockIndex(const CChainParams& chainparams);
 /** Unload database information */
 void UnloadBlockIndex();
 /** Run an instance of the script checking thread */