diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 08a734356a..c489b5e5c5 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ NODISCARD static bool CreatePidFile()
 
 static std::unique_ptr<ECCVerifyHandle> globalVerifyHandle;
 
+static std::thread g_load_block;
+
 static boost::thread_group threadGroup;
 
 void Interrupt(NodeContext& node)
@@ -217,9 +219,10 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     StopTorControl();
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop the
-    // CScheduler/checkqueue threadGroup
+    // CScheduler/checkqueue, threadGroup and load block thread.
     if (node.scheduler) node.scheduler->stop();
     if (node.reverification_scheduler) node.reverification_scheduler->stop();
+    if (g_load_block.joinable()) g_load_block.join();
     threadGroup.interrupt_all();
     threadGroup.join_all();
 
@@ -729,7 +732,6 @@ static void CleanupBlockRevFiles()
 static void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles)
 {
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
-    util::ThreadRename("loadblk");
     ScheduleBatchPriority();
 
     {
@@ -1896,7 +1898,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(const util::Ref& context, NodeContext& node)
         vImportFiles.push_back(strFile);
     }
 
-    threadGroup.create_thread([=, &chainman] { ThreadImport(chainman, vImportFiles); });
+    g_load_block = std::thread(&TraceThread<std::function<void()>>, "loadblk", [=, &chainman]{ ThreadImport(chainman, vImportFiles); });
 
     // Wait for genesis block to be processed
     {