diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index c2a69b6cf98a9..d036b3b7dee12 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1693,7 +1693,10 @@ bool CWallet::ImportScriptPubKeys(const std::string& label, const std::set<CScri
         CTxDestination dest;
         ExtractDestination(script, dest);
         if (!internal && IsValidDestination(dest)) {
-            SetAddressBook(dest, label, "receive");
+            SetAddressBookWithDB(*batch, dest, label, "receive");
+            if (++cnt % 1000 == 0) {
+                batch.reset(new WalletBatch(*database));
+            }
         }
     }
     return true;
@@ -3349,8 +3352,7 @@ DBErrors CWallet::ZapWalletTx(std::vector<CWalletTx>& vWtx)
     return DBErrors::LOAD_OK;
 }
 
-
-bool CWallet::SetAddressBook(const CTxDestination& address, const std::string& strName, const std::string& strPurpose)
+bool CWallet::SetAddressBookWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CTxDestination& address, const std::string& strName, const std::string& strPurpose)
 {
     bool fUpdated = false;
     {
@@ -3363,9 +3365,15 @@ bool CWallet::SetAddressBook(const CTxDestination& address, const std::string& s
     }
     NotifyAddressBookChanged(this, address, strName, ::IsMine(*this, address) != ISMINE_NO,
                              strPurpose, (fUpdated ? CT_UPDATED : CT_NEW) );
-    if (!strPurpose.empty() && !WalletBatch(*database).WritePurpose(EncodeDestination(address), strPurpose))
+    if (!strPurpose.empty() && !batch.WritePurpose(EncodeDestination(address), strPurpose))
         return false;
-    return WalletBatch(*database).WriteName(EncodeDestination(address), strName);
+    return batch.WriteName(EncodeDestination(address), strName);
+}
+
+bool CWallet::SetAddressBook(const CTxDestination& address, const std::string& strName, const std::string& strPurpose)
+{
+    WalletBatch batch(*database);
+    return SetAddressBookWithDB(batch, address, strName, strPurpose);
 }
 
 bool CWallet::DelAddressBook(const CTxDestination& address)
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index c23c12f6aff44..36a2a98cd609f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ class CWallet final : public CCryptoKeyStore, private interfaces::Chain::Notific
 
     void AddKeypoolPubkeyWithDB(const CPubKey& pubkey, const bool internal, WalletBatch& batch);
 
+    bool SetAddressBookWithDB(WalletBatch& batch, const CTxDestination& address, const std::string& strName, const std::string& strPurpose);
+
     /** Interface for accessing chain state. */
     interfaces::Chain& m_chain;