diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 474a31c758..f44373728d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1424,11 +1424,12 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                                  node,
                                  fPruneMode,
                                  chainparams,
-                                 args,
                                  fReindexChainState,
                                  nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                  nCoinDBCache,
-                                 nCoinCacheUsage);
+                                 nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                 args.GetIntArg("-checkblocks", DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS),
+                                 args.GetIntArg("-checklevel", DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL));
         if (rv.has_value()) {
             switch (rv.value()) {
             case ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_LOADING_BLOCK_DB:
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index fa39e2442d..3d02c52edb 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                                                      NodeContext& node,
                                                      bool fPruneMode,
                                                      const CChainParams& chainparams,
-                                                     const ArgsManager& args,
                                                      bool fReindexChainState,
                                                      int64_t nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                                      int64_t nCoinDBCache,
-                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage)
+                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                                     unsigned int check_blocks,
+                                                     unsigned int check_level)
 {
     auto is_coinsview_empty = [&](CChainState* chainstate) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main) {
         return fReset || fReindexChainState || chainstate->CoinsTip().GetBestBlock().IsNull();
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
             for (CChainState* chainstate : chainman.GetAll()) {
                 if (!is_coinsview_empty(chainstate)) {
                     uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks…").translated);
-                    if (fHavePruned && args.GetIntArg("-checkblocks", DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS) > MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP) {
+                    if (fHavePruned && check_blocks > MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP) {
                         LogPrintf("Prune: pruned datadir may not have more than %d blocks; only checking available blocks\n",
                             MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP);
                     }
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
 
                     if (!CVerifyDB().VerifyDB(
                             *chainstate, chainparams, chainstate->CoinsDB(),
-                            args.GetIntArg("-checklevel", DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL),
-                            args.GetIntArg("-checkblocks", DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS))) {
+                            check_level,
+                            check_blocks)) {
                         return ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_CORRUPTED_BLOCK_DB;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.h b/src/node/chainstate.h
index 921b8d89e5..87aad23e27 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <cstdint> // for int64_t
 #include <optional> // for std::optional
 
-class ArgsManager;
 class CChainParams;
 class ChainstateManager;
 struct NodeContext;
@@ -59,10 +58,11 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                                                      NodeContext& node,
                                                      bool fPruneMode,
                                                      const CChainParams& chainparams,
-                                                     const ArgsManager& args,
                                                      bool fReindexChainState,
                                                      int64_t nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                                      int64_t nCoinDBCache,
-                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage);
+                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                                     unsigned int check_blocks,
+                                                     unsigned int check_level);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NODE_CHAINSTATE_H