diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index dbbff8b92f..ddb6c57fbd 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ const CLogCategoryDesc LogCategories[] =
     {BCLog::I2P, "i2p"},
     {BCLog::IPC, "ipc"},
     {BCLog::LOCK, "lock"},
+    {BCLog::BLOCKSTORE, "blockstorage"},
     {BCLog::TXRECONCILIATION, "txreconciliation"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "1"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "all"},
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index a534512049..b12a22cb63 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace BCLog {
         I2P         = (1 << 22),
         IPC         = (1 << 23),
         LOCK        = (1 << 24),
+        BLOCKSTORE  = (1 << 26),
         TXRECONCILIATION = (1 << 27),
 
         //Start Dash
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 3c13592e8a..ed1e8005e8 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ void UnlinkPrunedFiles(const std::set<int>& setFilesToPrune)
         FlatFilePos pos(*it, 0);
         fs::remove(BlockFileSeq().FileName(pos));
         fs::remove(UndoFileSeq().FileName(pos));
-        LogPrintf("Prune: %s deleted blk/rev (%05u)\n", __func__, *it);
+        LogPrint(BCLog::BLOCKSTORE, "Prune: %s deleted blk/rev (%05u)\n", __func__, *it);
     }
 }
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ bool BlockManager::FindBlockPos(FlatFilePos& pos, unsigned int nAddSize, unsigne
 
     if ((int)nFile != m_last_blockfile) {
         if (!fKnown) {
-            LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "Leaving block file %i: %s\n", m_last_blockfile, m_blockfile_info[m_last_blockfile].ToString());
+            LogPrint(BCLog::BLOCKSTORE, "Leaving block file %i: %s\n", m_last_blockfile, m_blockfile_info[m_last_blockfile].ToString());
         }
         FlushBlockFile(!fKnown, finalize_undo);
         m_last_blockfile = nFile;
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index fda0a2b1f7..1074bb065f 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2463,8 +2463,8 @@ bool CChainState::FlushStateToDisk(
         // Flush best chain related state. This can only be done if the blocks / block index write was also done.
         if (fDoFullFlush && !CoinsTip().GetBestBlock().IsNull()) {
             {
-                LOG_TIME_SECONDS(strprintf("write coins cache to disk (%d coins, %.2fkB)",
-                    coins_count, coins_mem_usage / 1000));
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY(strprintf("write coins cache to disk (%d coins, %.2fkB)",
+                    coins_count, coins_mem_usage / 1000), BCLog::BENCHMARK);
 
                 // Typical Coin structures on disk are around 48 bytes in size.
                 // Pushing a new one to the database can cause it to be written
@@ -3756,7 +3756,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::AcceptBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, BlockValida
             if (ppindex)
                 *ppindex = pindex;
             if (pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_FAILED_MASK) {
-                LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: block %s is marked invalid\n", __func__, hash.ToString());
+                LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: block %s is marked invalid\n", __func__, hash.ToString());
                 return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CACHED_INVALID, "duplicate");
             }
             if (pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_CONFLICT_CHAINLOCK) {
@@ -3775,25 +3775,26 @@ bool ChainstateManager::AcceptBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, BlockValida
         CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = nullptr;
         BlockMap::iterator mi{m_blockman.m_block_index.find(block.hashPrevBlock)};
         if (mi == m_blockman.m_block_index.end()) {
-            LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: prev block not found\n", __func__);
+            LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: %s prev block not found\n", __func__, hash.ToString());
             return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_MISSING_PREV, "prev-blk-not-found");
         }
         pindexPrev = &((*mi).second);
         assert(pindexPrev);
 
         if (pindexPrev->nStatus & BLOCK_FAILED_MASK) {
-            LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: prev block invalid\n", __func__);
+            LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: %s prev block invalid\n", __func__, hash.ToString());
             return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_INVALID_PREV, "bad-prevblk");
         }
 
         if (pindexPrev->nStatus & BLOCK_CONFLICT_CHAINLOCK) {
             // it's ok-ish, the other node is probably missing the latest chainlock
-            LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: prev block %s conflicts with chainlock\n", __func__, block.hashPrevBlock.ToString());
+            LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: prev block %s conflicts with chainlock\n", __func__, block.hashPrevBlock.ToString());
             return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CHAINLOCK, "bad-prevblk-chainlock");
         }
 
         if (!ContextualCheckBlockHeader(block, state, m_blockman, chainparams, pindexPrev, GetAdjustedTime())) {
-            return error("%s: Consensus::ContextualCheckBlockHeader: %s, %s", __func__, hash.ToString(), state.ToString());
+            LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: Consensus::ContextualCheckBlockHeader: %s, %s\n", __func__, hash.ToString(), state.ToString());
+            return false;
         }
 
         /* Determine if this block descends from any block which has been found
@@ -3829,7 +3830,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::AcceptBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, BlockValida
                         m_blockman.m_dirty_blockindex.insert(invalid_walk);
                         invalid_walk = invalid_walk->pprev;
                     }
-                    LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: prev block invalid\n", __func__);
+                    LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, "%s: %s prev block invalid\n", __func__, hash.ToString());
                     return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_INVALID_PREV, "bad-prevblk");
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_misc.py b/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
index ca3901dd6d..1d141d8e1c 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class RpcMiscTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.log.info("test logging rpc and help")
 
         # Test logging RPC returns the expected number of logging categories.
-        assert_equal(len(node.logging()), 39)
+        assert_equal(len(node.logging()), 40)
 
         # Test toggling a logging category on/off/on with the logging RPC.
         assert_equal(node.logging()['qt'], True)