1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index bc23912d2b..b1f1342aa0 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
             fprintf(stderr, "Error: Specified data directory \"%s\" does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", "").c_str());
             return false;
         }
+        if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-walletdir") && !fs::is_directory(GetWalletDir())) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error: Specified wallet directory \"%s\" does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-walletdir", "").c_str());
+            return false;
+        }
         try
         {
             gArgs.ReadConfigFile(gArgs.GetArg("-conf", BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME));