diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 07acb49d39..0482d2bab8 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1840,8 +1840,8 @@ bool AppInitMain()
 
         uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Loading block index..."));
 
-        nStart = GetTimeMillis();
         do {
+            const int64_t load_block_index_start_time = GetTimeMillis();
             try {
                 UnloadBlockIndex();
                 pcoinsTip.reset();
@@ -2007,6 +2007,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
             }
 
             fLoaded = true;
+            LogPrintf(" block index %15dms\n", GetTimeMillis() - load_block_index_start_time);
         } while(false);
 
         if (!fLoaded && !fRequestShutdown) {
@@ -2037,9 +2038,6 @@ bool AppInitMain()
         LogPrintf("Shutdown requested. Exiting.\n");
         return false;
     }
-    if (fLoaded) {
-        LogPrintf(" block index %15dms\n", GetTimeMillis() - nStart);
-    }
 
     fs::path est_path = GetDataDir() / FEE_ESTIMATES_FILENAME;
     CAutoFile est_filein(fsbridge::fopen(est_path, "rb"), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);