diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 4dfa7a452..992ce8ebd 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static const char* FEE_ESTIMATES_FILENAME="fee_estimates.dat";
 //
 
 std::atomic<bool> fRequestShutdown(false);
+std::atomic<bool> fDumpMempoolLater(false);
 
 void StartShutdown()
 {
@@ -211,7 +212,8 @@ void Shutdown()
 
     StopTorControl();
     UnregisterNodeSignals(GetNodeSignals());
-    DumpMempool();
+    if (fDumpMempoolLater)
+        DumpMempool();
 
     if (fFeeEstimatesInitialized)
     {
@@ -669,6 +671,7 @@ void ThreadImport(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> vImportFiles)
     }
     } // End scope of CImportingNow
     LoadMempool();
+    fDumpMempoolLater = !fRequestShutdown;
 }
 
 /** Sanity checks
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 16b589375..72f5f4aac 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ void BitcoinApplication::requestShutdown()
     delete clientModel;
     clientModel = 0;
 
+    StartShutdown();
+
     // Request shutdown from core thread
     Q_EMIT requestedShutdown();
 }
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 648fed8bc..37a4186e0 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4099,6 +4099,8 @@ bool LoadMempool(void)
             } else {
                 ++skipped;
             }
+            if (ShutdownRequested())
+                return false;
         }
         std::map<uint256, CAmount> mapDeltas;
         file >> mapDeltas;