1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 5e61ed3100..706b62ea9b 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -410,8 +410,13 @@ bool BlockManager::LoadBlockIndex(const std::optional<uint256>& snapshot_blockha
     std::sort(vSortedByHeight.begin(), vSortedByHeight.end(),
               CBlockIndexHeightOnlyComparator());
 
+    CBlockIndex* previous_index{nullptr};
     for (CBlockIndex* pindex : vSortedByHeight) {
         if (m_interrupt) return false;
+        if (previous_index && pindex->nHeight > previous_index->nHeight + 1) {
+            return error("%s: block index is non-contiguous, index of height %d missing", __func__, previous_index->nHeight + 1);
+        }
+        previous_index = pindex;
         pindex->nChainWork = (pindex->pprev ? pindex->pprev->nChainWork : 0) + GetBlockProof(*pindex);
         pindex->nTimeMax = (pindex->pprev ? std::max(pindex->pprev->nTimeMax, pindex->nTime) : pindex->nTime);