1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/index/base.cpp b/src/index/base.cpp
index 0ab49f8a37..4079fc4569 100644
--- a/src/index/base.cpp
+++ b/src/index/base.cpp
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ bool BaseIndex::Init()
             }
         }
         if (prune_violation) {
-            // throw error and graceful shutdown if we can't build the index
-            FatalError("%s: %s best block of the index goes beyond pruned data. Please disable the index or reindex (which will download the whole blockchain again)", __func__, GetName());
-            return false;
+            return InitError(strprintf(Untranslated("%s best block of the index goes beyond pruned data. Please disable the index or reindex (which will download the whole blockchain again)"), GetName()));
         }
     }
     return true;
@@ -339,17 +337,17 @@ void BaseIndex::Interrupt()
     m_interrupt();
 }
 
-void BaseIndex::Start()
+bool BaseIndex::Start()
 {
     // Need to register this ValidationInterface before running Init(), so that
     // callbacks are not missed if Init sets m_synced to true.
     RegisterValidationInterface(this);
     if (!Init()) {
-        FatalError("%s: %s failed to initialize", __func__, GetName());
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     m_thread_sync = std::thread(&util::TraceThread, GetName(), [this] { ThreadSync(); });
+    return true;
 }
 
 void BaseIndex::Stop()