--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+static bool IsChainFile(std::string strFile)
+{
+    if (strFile == "blkindex.dat")
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void CDB::Close()
 {
     if (!pdb)
@@ -183,9 +191,9 @@
     unsigned int nMinutes = 0;
     if (fReadOnly)
         nMinutes = 1;
-    if (strFile == "blkindex.dat")
+    if (IsChainFile(strFile))
         nMinutes = 2;
-    if (strFile == "blkindex.dat" && IsInitialBlockDownload())
+    if (IsChainFile(strFile) && IsInitialBlockDownload())
         nMinutes = 5;
 
     bitdb.dbenv.txn_checkpoint(nMinutes ? GetArg("-dblogsize", 100)*1024 : 0, nMinutes, 0);
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@
                 CloseDb(strFile);
                 printf("%s checkpoint\n", strFile.c_str());
                 dbenv.txn_checkpoint(0, 0, 0);
-                if (strFile != "blkindex.dat" || fDetachDB) {
+                if (!IsChainFile(strFile) || fDetachDB) {
                     printf("%s detach\n", strFile.c_str());
                     dbenv.lsn_reset(strFile.c_str(), 0);
                 }
@@ -529,68 +537,9 @@
 
 bool CTxDB::LoadBlockIndex()
 {
-    // Get database cursor
-    Dbc* pcursor = GetCursor();
-    if (!pcursor)
+    if (!LoadBlockIndexGuts())
         return false;
 
-    // Load mapBlockIndex
-    unsigned int fFlags = DB_SET_RANGE;
-    loop
-    {
-        // Read next record
-        CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-        if (fFlags == DB_SET_RANGE)
-            ssKey << make_pair(string("blockindex"), uint256(0));
-        CDataStream ssValue(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-        int ret = ReadAtCursor(pcursor, ssKey, ssValue, fFlags);
-        fFlags = DB_NEXT;
-        if (ret == DB_NOTFOUND)
-            break;
-        else if (ret != 0)
-            return false;
-
-        // Unserialize
-
-        try {
-        string strType;
-        ssKey >> strType;
-        if (strType == "blockindex" && !fRequestShutdown)
-        {
-            CDiskBlockIndex diskindex;
-            ssValue >> diskindex;
-
-            // Construct block index object
-            CBlockIndex* pindexNew = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.GetBlockHash());
-            pindexNew->pprev          = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.hashPrev);
-            pindexNew->pnext          = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.hashNext);
-            pindexNew->nFile          = diskindex.nFile;
-            pindexNew->nBlockPos      = diskindex.nBlockPos;
-            pindexNew->nHeight        = diskindex.nHeight;
-            pindexNew->nVersion       = diskindex.nVersion;
-            pindexNew->hashMerkleRoot = diskindex.hashMerkleRoot;
-            pindexNew->nTime          = diskindex.nTime;
-            pindexNew->nBits          = diskindex.nBits;
-            pindexNew->nNonce         = diskindex.nNonce;
-
-            // Watch for genesis block
-            if (pindexGenesisBlock == NULL && diskindex.GetBlockHash() == hashGenesisBlock)
-                pindexGenesisBlock = pindexNew;
-
-            if (!pindexNew->CheckIndex())
-                return error("LoadBlockIndex() : CheckIndex failed at %d", pindexNew->nHeight);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            break; // if shutdown requested or finished loading block index
-        }
-        }    // try
-        catch (std::exception &e) {
-            return error("%s() : deserialize error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-        }
-    }
-    pcursor->close();
-
     if (fRequestShutdown)
         return true;
 
@@ -756,6 +705,75 @@
 
 
 
+bool CTxDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts()
+{
+    // Get database cursor
+    Dbc* pcursor = GetCursor();
+    if (!pcursor)
+        return false;
+
+    // Load mapBlockIndex
+    unsigned int fFlags = DB_SET_RANGE;
+    loop
+    {
+        // Read next record
+        CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+        if (fFlags == DB_SET_RANGE)
+            ssKey << make_pair(string("blockindex"), uint256(0));
+        CDataStream ssValue(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+        int ret = ReadAtCursor(pcursor, ssKey, ssValue, fFlags);
+        fFlags = DB_NEXT;
+        if (ret == DB_NOTFOUND)
+            break;
+        else if (ret != 0)
+            return false;
+
+        // Unserialize
+
+        try {
+        string strType;
+        ssKey >> strType;
+        if (strType == "blockindex" && !fRequestShutdown)
+        {
+            CDiskBlockIndex diskindex;
+            ssValue >> diskindex;
+
+            // Construct block index object
+            CBlockIndex* pindexNew = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.GetBlockHash());
+            pindexNew->pprev          = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.hashPrev);
+            pindexNew->pnext          = InsertBlockIndex(diskindex.hashNext);
+            pindexNew->nFile          = diskindex.nFile;
+            pindexNew->nBlockPos      = diskindex.nBlockPos;
+            pindexNew->nHeight        = diskindex.nHeight;
+            pindexNew->nVersion       = diskindex.nVersion;
+            pindexNew->hashMerkleRoot = diskindex.hashMerkleRoot;
+            pindexNew->nTime          = diskindex.nTime;
+            pindexNew->nBits          = diskindex.nBits;
+            pindexNew->nNonce         = diskindex.nNonce;
+
+            // Watch for genesis block
+            if (pindexGenesisBlock == NULL && diskindex.GetBlockHash() == hashGenesisBlock)
+                pindexGenesisBlock = pindexNew;
+
+            if (!pindexNew->CheckIndex())
+                return error("LoadBlockIndex() : CheckIndex failed at %d", pindexNew->nHeight);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            break; // if shutdown requested or finished loading block index
+        }
+        }    // try
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return error("%s() : deserialize error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        }
+    }
+    pcursor->close();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+
 
 
 //

--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
     bool ReadBestInvalidWork(CBigNum& bnBestInvalidWork);
     bool WriteBestInvalidWork(CBigNum bnBestInvalidWork);
     bool LoadBlockIndex();
+private:
+    bool LoadBlockIndexGuts();
 };