1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index e86aa04d18..4bf2ec1e4e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -760,6 +760,11 @@ bool CWallet::EncryptWallet(const SecureString& strWalletPassphrase)
         // bits of the unencrypted private key in slack space in the database file.
         database->Rewrite();
 
+        // BDB seems to have a bad habit of writing old data into
+        // slack space in .dat files; that is bad if the old data is
+        // unencrypted private keys. So:
+        database->ReloadDbEnv();
+
     }
     NotifyStatusChanged(this);