diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 4f48e21a2..ba4983029 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ BitcoinCore::BitcoinCore():
 void BitcoinCore::handleRunawayException(const std::exception *e)
 {
     PrintExceptionContinue(e, "Runaway exception");
-    Q_EMIT runawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
+    Q_EMIT runawayException(QString::fromStdString(GetWarnings("gui")));
 }
 
 void BitcoinCore::initialize()
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         app.exec();
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(&e, "Runaway exception");
-        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
+        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(GetWarnings("gui")));
     } catch (...) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(NULL, "Runaway exception");
-        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
+        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(GetWarnings("gui")));
     }
     return app.getReturnValue();
 }
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 014013d21..a2e6b85d2 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ map<string, vector<string> > mapMultiArgs;
 bool fDebug = false;
 bool fPrintToConsole = false;
 bool fPrintToDebugLog = true;
+
 string strMiscWarning;
+bool fLargeWorkForkFound = false;
+bool fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound = false;
+
 bool fLogTimestamps = DEFAULT_LOGTIMESTAMPS;
 bool fLogTimeMicros = DEFAULT_LOGTIMEMICROS;
 bool fLogIPs = DEFAULT_LOGIPS;
@@ -808,3 +812,46 @@ std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix)
     }
     return strCopyrightHolders;
 }
+
+std::string GetWarnings(const std::string& strFor)
+{
+    string strStatusBar;
+    string strRPC;
+    string strGUI;
+    const string uiAlertSeperator = "<hr />";
+
+    if (!CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE) {
+        strStatusBar = "This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications";
+        strGUI = _("This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications");
+    }
+
+    if (GetBoolArg("-testsafemode", DEFAULT_TESTSAFEMODE))
+        strStatusBar = strRPC = strGUI = "testsafemode enabled";
+
+    // Misc warnings like out of disk space and clock is wrong
+    if (strMiscWarning != "")
+    {
+        strStatusBar = strMiscWarning;
+        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + strMiscWarning;
+    }
+
+    if (fLargeWorkForkFound)
+    {
+        strStatusBar = strRPC = "Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some miners appear to be experiencing issues.";
+        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + _("Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some miners appear to be experiencing issues.");
+    }
+    else if (fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound)
+    {
+        strStatusBar = strRPC = "Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.";
+        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + _("Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.");
+    }
+
+    if (strFor == "gui")
+        return strGUI;
+    else if (strFor == "statusbar")
+        return strStatusBar;
+    else if (strFor == "rpc")
+        return strRPC;
+    assert(!"GetWarnings(): invalid parameter");
+    return "error";
+}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index e8aa266f2..edc190e1e 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ extern std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > mapMultiArgs;
 extern bool fDebug;
 extern bool fPrintToConsole;
 extern bool fPrintToDebugLog;
+
+static const bool DEFAULT_TESTSAFEMODE = false;
 extern std::string strMiscWarning;
+extern bool fLargeWorkForkFound;
+extern bool fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound;
+
 extern bool fLogTimestamps;
 extern bool fLogTimeMicros;
 extern bool fLogIPs;
@@ -224,4 +229,6 @@ template <typename Callable> void TraceThread(const char* name,  Callable func)
 
 std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix);
 
+std::string GetWarnings(const std::string& strFor);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_H
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 9cfb5221a..a17ae041d 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1149,8 +1149,6 @@ bool IsInitialBlockDownload()
     return false;
 }
 
-bool fLargeWorkForkFound = false;
-bool fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound = false;
 CBlockIndex *pindexBestForkTip = NULL, *pindexBestForkBase = NULL;
 
 static void AlertNotify(const std::string& strMessage)
@@ -4005,51 +4003,10 @@ void static CheckBlockIndex(const Consensus::Params& consensusParams)
     assert(nNodes == forward.size());
 }
 
-std::string GetWarnings(const std::string& strFor)
+std::string CBlockFileInfo::ToString() const
 {
-    string strStatusBar;
-    string strRPC;
-    string strGUI;
-    const string uiAlertSeperator = "<hr />";
-
-    if (!CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE) {
-        strStatusBar = "This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications";
-        strGUI = _("This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications");
-    }
-
-    if (GetBoolArg("-testsafemode", DEFAULT_TESTSAFEMODE))
-        strStatusBar = strRPC = strGUI = "testsafemode enabled";
-
-    // Misc warnings like out of disk space and clock is wrong
-    if (strMiscWarning != "")
-    {
-        strStatusBar = strMiscWarning;
-        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + strMiscWarning;
-    }
-
-    if (fLargeWorkForkFound)
-    {
-        strStatusBar = strRPC = "Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some miners appear to be experiencing issues.";
-        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + _("Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some miners appear to be experiencing issues.");
-    }
-    else if (fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound)
-    {
-        strStatusBar = strRPC = "Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.";
-        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + _("Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.");
-    }
-
-    if (strFor == "gui")
-        return strGUI;
-    else if (strFor == "statusbar")
-        return strStatusBar;
-    else if (strFor == "rpc")
-        return strRPC;
-    assert(!"GetWarnings(): invalid parameter");
-    return "error";
+    return strprintf("CBlockFileInfo(blocks=%u, size=%u, heights=%u...%u, time=%s...%s)", nBlocks, nSize, nHeightFirst, nHeightLast, DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d", nTimeFirst), DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d", nTimeLast));
 }
- std::string CBlockFileInfo::ToString() const {
-     return strprintf("CBlockFileInfo(blocks=%u, size=%u, heights=%u...%u, time=%s...%s)", nBlocks, nSize, nHeightFirst, nHeightLast, DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d", nTimeFirst), DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d", nTimeLast));
- }
 
 ThresholdState VersionBitsTipState(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos)
 {
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index a798cf370..7049cd232 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_TXINDEX = false;
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD = 100;
 
-static const bool DEFAULT_TESTSAFEMODE = false;
 /** Default for -mempoolreplacement */
 static const bool DEFAULT_ENABLE_REPLACEMENT = true;
 /** Default for using fee filter */