diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 9b139e4b5ade1..e59bab8d3074a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1934,8 +1934,15 @@ bool AppInitMain(const CoreContext& context, NodeContext& node, interfaces::Bloc
                 creditPoolManager.reset(new CCreditPoolManager(*node.evodb));
                 llmq::quorumSnapshotManager.reset();
                 llmq::quorumSnapshotManager.reset(new llmq::CQuorumSnapshotManager(*node.evodb));
+
+                if (node.llmq_ctx) {
+                    node.llmq_ctx->Interrupt();
+                    node.llmq_ctx->Stop();
+                }
                 node.llmq_ctx.reset();
                 node.llmq_ctx.reset(new LLMQContext(chainman.ActiveChainstate(), *node.connman, *node.evodb, *::sporkManager, *node.mempool, node.peerman, false, fReset || fReindexChainState));
+                // Have to start it early to let VerifyDB check ChainLock signatures in coinbase
+                node.llmq_ctx->Start();
 
                 if (fReset) {
                     pblocktree->WriteReindexing(true);
@@ -2307,8 +2314,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(const CoreContext& context, NodeContext& node, interfaces::Bloc
         node.scheduler->scheduleEvery(std::bind(&PeriodicStats, std::ref(*node.args), std::cref(*node.mempool)), std::chrono::seconds{nStatsPeriod});
     }
 
-    node.llmq_ctx->Start();
-
     // ********************************************************* Step 11: import blocks
 
     if (!CheckDiskSpace(GetDataDir())) {