1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/index/base.cpp b/src/index/base.cpp
index fc6dd77a72..8525dcbfa0 100644
--- a/src/index/base.cpp
+++ b/src/index/base.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ bool BaseIndex::Init()
             const CBlockIndex* block = active_chain.Tip();
             prune_violation = true;
             // check backwards from the tip if we have all block data until we reach the indexes bestblock
-            while (block_to_test && block->pprev && (block->pprev->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA)) {
+            while (block_to_test && block && (block->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA)) {
                 if (block_to_test == block) {
                     prune_violation = false;
                     break;
                 }
+                assert(block->pprev);
                 block = block->pprev;
             }
         }