diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 69b5cb875..7febd5192 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ bool static ConnectTip(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexNew, CBlock *
     LogPrint("bench", "  - Load block from disk: %.2fms [%.2fs]\n", (nTime2 - nTime1) * 0.001, nTimeReadFromDisk * 0.000001);
     {
         CCoinsViewCache view(pcoinsTip);
-        bool rv = ConnectBlock(*pblock, state, pindexNew, view);
+        bool rv = ConnectBlock(*pblock, state, pindexNew, view,false,true);
         GetMainSignals().BlockChecked(*pblock, state);
         if (!rv) {
             if (state.IsInvalid())
@@ -3977,7 +3977,7 @@ bool TestBlockValidity(CValidationState &state, const CBlock& block, CBlockIndex
         fprintf(stderr,"TestBlockValidity failure C\n");
         return false;
     }
-    if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, &indexDummy, viewNew, true))
+    if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, &indexDummy, viewNew, true,fCheckPOW))
     {
         //fprintf(stderr,"TestBlockValidity failure D\n");
         return false;
@@ -4415,7 +4415,7 @@ bool CVerifyDB::VerifyDB(CCoinsView *coinsview, int nCheckLevel, int nCheckDepth
             CBlock block;
             if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindex))
                 return error("VerifyDB(): *** ReadBlockFromDisk failed at %d, hash=%s", pindex->nHeight, pindex->GetBlockHash().ToString());
-            if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, pindex, coins))
+            if (!ConnectBlock(block, state, pindex, coins,false,true))
                 return error("VerifyDB(): *** found unconnectable block at %d, hash=%s", pindex->nHeight, pindex->GetBlockHash().ToString());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 1c864de20..cb10e0168 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ bool ReadBlockFromDisk(CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
 bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool* pfClean = NULL);
 
 /** Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins */
-bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck = false);
+bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck = false,bool fCheckPOW = false);
 
 /** Context-independent validity checks */
 bool CheckBlockHeader(int32_t height,CBlockIndex *pindex,const CBlockHeader& block, CValidationState& state, bool fCheckPOW = true);