diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 66b281c2c..e175afeb6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ bool GetSpentIndex(CSpentIndexKey &key, CSpentIndexValue &value)
         return true;
 
     if (!pblocktree->ReadSpentIndex(key, value))
-        return error("unable to get spent info");
+        return false;
 
     return true;
 }