2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/banman.cpp b/src/banman.cpp
index b28e3f7f7c..901d91809e 100644
--- a/src/banman.cpp
+++ b/src/banman.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@
 BanMan::BanMan(fs::path ban_file, CClientUIInterface* client_interface, int64_t default_ban_time)
     : m_client_interface(client_interface), m_ban_db(std::move(ban_file)), m_default_ban_time(default_ban_time)
 {
+    LoadBanlist();
+    DumpBanlist();
+}
+
+BanMan::~BanMan()
+{
+    DumpBanlist();
+}
+
+void BanMan::LoadBanlist()
+{
+    LOCK(m_cs_banned);
+
     if (m_client_interface) m_client_interface->InitMessage(_("Loading banlist…").translated);
 
     int64_t n_start = GetTimeMillis();
@@ -29,13 +42,6 @@ BanMan::BanMan(fs::path ban_file, CClientUIInterface* client_interface, int64_t
         m_banned = {};
         m_is_dirty = true;
     }
-
-    DumpBanlist();
-}
-
-BanMan::~BanMan()
-{
-    DumpBanlist();
 }
 
 void BanMan::DumpBanlist()
diff --git a/src/banman.h b/src/banman.h
index f268fffa5a..b037b8869b 100644
--- a/src/banman.h
+++ b/src/banman.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     void DumpBanlist();
 
 private:
+    void LoadBanlist() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_banned);
     bool BannedSetIsDirty();
     //!set the "dirty" flag for the banlist
     void SetBannedSetDirty(bool dirty = true);