diff --git a/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
index a94cfd8a3..32c9345be 100644
--- a/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ std::string CLevelDBWrapper::GetObfuscateKeyHex() const
 { 
     return HexStr(obfuscate_key); 
 }
- 
+
 CLevelDBIterator::~CLevelDBIterator() { delete piter; }
 bool CLevelDBIterator::Valid() { return piter->Valid(); }
 void CLevelDBIterator::SeekToFirst() { piter->SeekToFirst(); }
diff --git a/src/leveldbwrapper.h b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
index ece4e4969..891381c5f 100644
--- a/src/leveldbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
@@ -73,9 +73,16 @@ class CLevelDBIterator
 {
 private:
     leveldb::Iterator *piter;
+    const std::vector<unsigned char> obfuscate_key;
 
 public:
-    CLevelDBIterator(leveldb::Iterator *piterIn) : piter(piterIn) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @param[in] piterIn          The original leveldb iterator.
+     * @param[in] obfuscate_key    If passed, XOR data with this key.
+     */
+    CLevelDBIterator(leveldb::Iterator *piterIn, const std::vector<unsigned char>& obfuscate_key) : 
+        piter(piterIn), obfuscate_key(obfuscate_key) { };
     ~CLevelDBIterator();
 
     bool Valid();
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ public:
         leveldb::Slice slValue = piter->value();
         try {
             CDataStream ssValue(slValue.data(), slValue.data() + slValue.size(), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-            ssValue.Xor(db.GetObfuscateKey());
+            ssValue.Xor(obfuscate_key);
             ssValue >> value;
         } catch(std::exception &e) {
             return false;
@@ -251,8 +258,8 @@ public:
 
     CLevelDBIterator *NewIterator() 
     {
-        return new CLevelDBIterator(pdb->NewIterator(iteroptions));
-    {
+        return new CLevelDBIterator(pdb->NewIterator(iteroptions), obfuscate_key);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Return true if the database managed by this class contains no entries.
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 3d2050891..4d7ec27aa 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewDB::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const {
     /* It seems that there are no "const iterators" for LevelDB.  Since we
        only need read operations on it, use a const-cast to get around
        that restriction.  */
-    boost::scoped_ptr<CLevelDBWrapper> pcursor(const_cast<CLevelDBWrapper*>(&db)->NewIterator());
+    boost::scoped_ptr<CLevelDBIterator> pcursor(const_cast<CLevelDBWrapper*>(&db)->NewIterator());
     pcursor->Seek('c');
 
     CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::ReadFlag(const std::string &name, bool &fValue) {
 
 bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts()
 {
-    boost::scoped_ptr<leveldb::Iterator> pcursor(NewIterator());
+    boost::scoped_ptr<CLevelDBIterator> pcursor(NewIterator());
 
-    pcursor->Seek(make_pair('b', uint256(0)));
+    pcursor->Seek(make_pair('b', uint256()));
 
     // Load mapBlockIndex
     while (pcursor->Valid()) {