diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 8d12d903a..bda0140f0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1032,7 +1032,10 @@ int CWallet::VerifyAndSetInitialWitness(const CBlockIndex* pindex, bool witnessO
         //Cycle through blocks and transactions building sapling tree until the commitment needed is reached
         const CBlock* pblock;
         CBlock block;
-        ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex, 1);
+        if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex, 1)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(
+                strprintf("Cannot read block height %d (%s) from disk", pindex->GetHeight(), pindex->GetBlockHash().GetHex()));
+        }
         pblock = █
 
         for (const CTransaction& tx : block.vtx) {
@@ -1102,7 +1105,10 @@ void CWallet::BuildWitnessCache(const CBlockIndex* pindex, bool witnessOnly)
 
     //Cycle through blocks and transactions building sapling tree until the commitment needed is reached
     CBlock block;
-    ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex, 1);
+    if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex, 1)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+           strprintf("Cannot read block height %d (%s) from disk", pindex->GetHeight(), pindex->GetBlockHash().GetHex()));
+    }
 
     for (std::pair<const uint256, CWalletTx>& wtxItem : mapWallet) {
 
@@ -2721,7 +2727,11 @@ int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
 
             CBlock block;
             bool involvesMe = false;
-            ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindex,1);
+            if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindex,1)) {
+                throw std::runtime_error(
+                    strprintf("Cannot read block height %d (%s) from disk", pindex->GetHeight(), pindex->GetBlockHash().GetHex()));
+            }
+
             BOOST_FOREACH(CTransaction& tx, block.vtx)
             {
                 if (AddToWalletIfInvolvingMe(tx, &block, fUpdate)) {