diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 410c574235..e86180017a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
             }
         }
 
-        if (status == node::ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_INCOMPATIBLE_DB || status == node::ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_DBCACHE) {
+        if (status == node::ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_FATAL || status == node::ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_INCOMPATIBLE_DB || status == node::ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_DBCACHE) {
             return InitError(error);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index 8f997b0594..3900d2e620 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ ChainstateLoadResult LoadChainstate(ChainstateManager& chainman, const CacheSize
     } else if (snapshot_completion == SnapshotCompletionResult::SUCCESS) {
         LogPrintf("[snapshot] cleaning up unneeded background chainstate, then reinitializing\n");
         if (!chainman.ValidatedSnapshotCleanup()) {
-            AbortNode("Background chainstate cleanup failed unexpectedly.");
+            return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_FATAL, Untranslated("Background chainstate cleanup failed unexpectedly.")};
         }
 
         // Because ValidatedSnapshotCleanup() has torn down chainstates with
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.h b/src/node/chainstate.h
index 77240cafe9..2e35035c28 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ struct ChainstateLoadOptions {
 //! and exit cleanly in the interrupted case.
 enum class ChainstateLoadStatus {
     SUCCESS,
-    FAILURE,
+    FAILURE, //!< Generic failure which reindexing may fix
+    FAILURE_FATAL, //!< Fatal error which should not prompt to reindex
     FAILURE_INCOMPATIBLE_DB,
     FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_DBCACHE,
     INTERRUPTED,
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 542c1060a9..1fd20ca2c8 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -5412,7 +5412,7 @@ SnapshotCompletionResult ChainstateManager::MaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation(
             "restart, the node will resume syncing from %d "
             "without using any snapshot data. "
             "Please report this incident to %s, including how you obtained the snapshot. "
-            "The invalid snapshot chainstate has been left on disk in case it is "
+            "The invalid snapshot chainstate will be left on disk in case it is "
             "helpful in diagnosing the issue that caused this error."),
             PACKAGE_NAME, snapshot_tip_height, snapshot_base_height, snapshot_base_height, PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
         );
@@ -5425,7 +5425,10 @@ SnapshotCompletionResult ChainstateManager::MaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation(
         assert(!this->IsUsable(m_snapshot_chainstate.get()));
         assert(this->IsUsable(m_ibd_chainstate.get()));
 
-        m_snapshot_chainstate->InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk();
+        auto rename_result = m_snapshot_chainstate->InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk();
+        if (!rename_result) {
+            user_error = strprintf(Untranslated("%s\n%s"), user_error, util::ErrorString(rename_result));
+        }
 
         shutdown_fnc(user_error);
     };
@@ -5627,7 +5630,7 @@ bool IsBIP30Unspendable(const CBlockIndex& block_index)
            (block_index.nHeight==91812 && block_index.GetBlockHash() == uint256S("0x00000000000af0aed4792b1acee3d966af36cf5def14935db8de83d6f9306f2f"));
 }
 
-void Chainstate::InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk()
+util::Result<void> Chainstate::InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk()
 {
     AssertLockHeld(::cs_main);
     // Should never be called on a non-snapshot chainstate.
@@ -5656,13 +5659,14 @@ void Chainstate::InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk()
 
         LogPrintf("%s: error renaming file '%s' -> '%s': %s\n",
                 __func__, src_str, dest_str, e.what());
-        AbortNode(strprintf(
+        return util::Error{strprintf(_(
             "Rename of '%s' -> '%s' failed. "
             "You should resolve this by manually moving or deleting the invalid "
             "snapshot directory %s, otherwise you will encounter the same error again "
-            "on the next startup.",
-            src_str, dest_str, src_str));
+            "on the next startup."),
+            src_str, dest_str, src_str)};
     }
+    return {};
 }
 
 const CBlockIndex* ChainstateManager::GetSnapshotBaseBlock() const
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index cb5b291dab..7b215dea6b 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
 #include <util/hasher.h>
+#include <util/result.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <versionbits.h>
 
@@ -810,7 +811,7 @@ private:
      * In case of an invalid snapshot, rename the coins leveldb directory so
      * that it can be examined for issue diagnosis.
      */
-    void InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
+    [[nodiscard]] util::Result<void> InvalidateCoinsDBOnDisk() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
     friend ChainstateManager;
 };