diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f384df004c71d..1092d35630549 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ bool GetSpentIndex(CSpentIndexKey &key, CSpentIndexValue &value)
         return true;
 
     if (!pblocktree->ReadSpentIndex(key, value))
-        return error("unable to get spent info");
+        return false;
 
     return true;
 }