diff --git a/src/walletdb.cpp b/src/walletdb.cpp
index 2dc6594e9..9c5bddba6 100644
--- a/src/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/walletdb.cpp
@@ -357,16 +357,13 @@ ReadKeyValue(CWallet* pwallet, CDataStream& ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue,
         {
             uint256 hash;
             ssKey >> hash;
-            CWalletTx& wtx = pwallet->mapWallet[hash];
+            CWalletTx wtx;
             ssValue >> wtx;
             CValidationState state;
             if (CheckTransaction(wtx, state) && (wtx.GetHash() == hash) && state.IsValid())
                 wtx.BindWallet(pwallet);
             else
-            {
-                pwallet->mapWallet.erase(hash);
                 return false;
-            }
 
             // Undo serialize changes in 31600
             if (31404 <= wtx.fTimeReceivedIsTxTime && wtx.fTimeReceivedIsTxTime <= 31703)
@@ -391,6 +388,7 @@ ReadKeyValue(CWallet* pwallet, CDataStream& ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue,
             if (wtx.nOrderPos == -1)
                 wss.fAnyUnordered = true;
 
+            pwallet->mapWallet[hash] = wtx;
             //// debug print
             //LogPrintf("LoadWallet  %s\n", wtx.GetHash().ToString().c_str());
             //LogPrintf(" %12"PRId64"  %s  %s  %s\n",