diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -2455,6 +2455,9 @@
                 // From here on out fReindex and fReset mean something
                 // different!
                 if (!LoadBlockIndex(params)) {
+                    if (ShutdownRequested()) {
+                        break;
+                    }
                     strLoadError = _("Error loading block database").translated;
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@
     // Load mapBlockIndex
     while (pcursor->Valid()) {
         boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
+        if (ShutdownRequested()) {
+            return false;
+        }
         std::pair<char, uint256> key;
         if (!pcursor->GetKey(key) || key.first != DB_BLOCK_INDEX) {
             break;
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4376,6 +4376,9 @@
 
     sort(vSortedByHeight.begin(), vSortedByHeight.end());
     for (const std::pair<int, CBlockIndex *> &item : vSortedByHeight) {
+        if (ShutdownRequested()) {
+            return false;
+        }
         CBlockIndex *pindex = item.second;
         pindex->nChainWork = (pindex->pprev ? pindex->pprev->nChainWork : 0) +
                              GetBlockProof(*pindex);