diff --git a/contrib/teamcity/ibd.sh b/contrib/teamcity/ibd.sh
--- a/contrib/teamcity/ibd.sh
+++ b/contrib/teamcity/ibd.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
     pkill -P ${MYPID} tail || true
 }
 
-: ${PARAMS:=-disablewallet}
+# Pass script parameters directly to bitcoind script as parameters
+: ${PARAMS:="$*"}
 
 # Launch bitcoind
-./bitcoind -datadir=ibd "${PARAMS}" &
+./bitcoind -datadir=ibd "${PARAMS}"
 bitcoin_pid=$!
 
 trap "cleanup ${bitcoin_pid}" EXIT