1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index d741badc92..fe7388b42f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1566,6 +1566,10 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 8: start indexers
     if (args.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
+        if (const auto error{CheckLegacyTxindex(*Assert(chainman.m_blockman.m_block_tree_db))}) {
+            return InitError(*error);
+        }
+
         g_txindex = std::make_unique<TxIndex>(nTxIndexCache, false, fReindex);
         if (!g_txindex->Start(chainman.ActiveChainstate())) {
             return false;