diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 81a03cb100..d58ef908ca 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1892,7 +1892,12 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                                  fReindexChainState,
                                  nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                  nCoinDBCache,
-                                 nCoinCacheUsage);
+                                 nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                 []() {
+                                     uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
+                                         _("Error reading from database, shutting down."),
+                                         "", CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
+                                 });
         if (rv.has_value()) {
             switch (rv.value()) {
             case ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_LOADING_BLOCK_DB:
@@ -1946,6 +1951,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                 break;
             }
         } else {
+            uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks…").translated);
             auto rv2 = VerifyLoadedChainstate(chainman,
                                               *Assert(node.evodb.get()),
                                               fReset,
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index 350daec44c..4562d750b5 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h> // for RPCNotifyBlockChange
 #include <util/time.h> // for GetTime
 #include <node/blockstorage.h> // for CleanupBlockRevFiles, fHavePruned, fReindex
-#include <node/ui_interface.h> // for InitError, uiInterface, and CClientUIInterface member access
 #include <shutdown.h> // for ShutdownRequested
 #include <validation.h> // for a lot of things
 
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                                                      bool fReindexChainState,
                                                      int64_t nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                                      int64_t nCoinDBCache,
-                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage)
+                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                                     std::function<void()> coins_error_cb)
 {
     auto is_coinsview_empty = [&](CChainState* chainstate) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main) {
         return fReset || fReindexChainState || chainstate->CoinsTip().GetBestBlock().IsNull();
@@ -181,11 +181,9 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                 /* in_memory */ false,
                 /* should_wipe */ fReset || fReindexChainState);
 
-            chainstate->CoinsErrorCatcher().AddReadErrCallback([]() {
-                uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
-                    _("Error reading from database, shutting down."),
-                    "", CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
-            });
+            if (coins_error_cb) {
+                chainstate->CoinsErrorCatcher().AddReadErrCallback(coins_error_cb);
+            }
 
             // If necessary, upgrade from older database format.
             // This is a no-op if we cleared the coinsviewdb with -reindex or -reindex-chainstate
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
 
         for (CChainState* chainstate : chainman.GetAll()) {
             if (!is_coinsview_empty(chainstate)) {
-                uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks…").translated);
                 if (chainman.m_blockman.m_have_pruned && check_blocks > MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP) {
                     LogPrintf("Prune: pruned datadir may not have more than %d blocks; only checking available blocks\n",
                               MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP);
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.h b/src/node/chainstate.h
index ad35f9ecc8..442d8b5f92 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_NODE_CHAINSTATE_H
 
 #include <cstdint> // for int64_t
+#include <functional> // for std::function
 #include <memory> // for std::unique_ptr
 #include <optional> // for std::optional
 
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                                                      bool fReindexChainState,
                                                      int64_t nBlockTreeDBCache,
                                                      int64_t nCoinDBCache,
-                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage);
+                                                     int64_t nCoinCacheUsage,
+                                                     std::function<void()> coins_error_cb = nullptr);
 
 enum class ChainstateLoadVerifyError {
     ERROR_BLOCK_FROM_FUTURE,