diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
                                    pstrFilteredOut, wallet_model);
     }
 
-    void setClientModel(ClientModel *model);
+    void setClientModel(ClientModel *model = nullptr, int bestblock_height = 0,
+                        int64_t bestblock_date = 0,
+                        double verification_progress = 0.0);
     void addWallet(WalletModel *const walletModel);
     void removeWallet(WalletModel *const walletModel);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,9 @@
     return QWidget::eventFilter(obj, event);
 }
 
-void RPCConsole::setClientModel(ClientModel *model) {
+void RPCConsole::setClientModel(ClientModel *model, int bestblock_height,
+                                int64_t bestblock_date,
+                                double verification_progress) {
     clientModel = model;
 
     bool wallet_enabled{false};
@@ -663,10 +665,8 @@
         connect(model, &ClientModel::numConnectionsChanged, this,
                 &RPCConsole::setNumConnections);
 
-        interfaces::Node &node = clientModel->node();
-        setNumBlocks(node.getNumBlocks(),
-                     QDateTime::fromTime_t(node.getLastBlockTime()),
-                     node.getVerificationProgress(), false);
+        setNumBlocks(bestblock_height, QDateTime::fromTime_t(bestblock_date),
+                     verification_progress, false);
         connect(model, &ClientModel::numBlocksChanged, this,
                 &RPCConsole::setNumBlocks);
 
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@
         connect(model, &ClientModel::networkActiveChanged, this,
                 &RPCConsole::setNetworkActive);
 
+        interfaces::Node &node = clientModel->node();
         updateTrafficStats(node.getTotalBytesRecv(), node.getTotalBytesSent());
         connect(model, &ClientModel::bytesChanged, this,
                 &RPCConsole::updateTrafficStats);