1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 374678310c..f3844e9d47 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,12 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
             return false;
 #endif // HAVE_DECL_DAEMON
         }
-
+        // Lock data directory after daemonization
+        if (!AppInitLockDataDirectory())
+        {
+            // If locking the data directory failed, exit immediately
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
         fRet = AppInitMain(threadGroup, scheduler);
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e) {