diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index e21116dd7e..d03b9dcac6 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
                                                                 bool fReset,
                                                                 bool fReindexChainState,
                                                                 const Consensus::Params& consensus_params,
-                                                                unsigned int check_blocks,
-                                                                unsigned int check_level,
+                                                                int check_blocks,
+                                                                int check_level,
                                                                 std::function<int64_t()> get_unix_time_seconds)
 {
     auto is_coinsview_empty = [&](CChainState* chainstate) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main) {
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.h b/src/node/chainstate.h
index 279f187642..8ba04f1436 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.h
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
                                                                 bool fReset,
                                                                 bool fReindexChainState,
                                                                 const Consensus::Params& consensus_params,
-                                                                unsigned int check_blocks,
-                                                                unsigned int check_level,
+                                                                int check_blocks,
+                                                                int check_level,
                                                                 std::function<int64_t()> get_unix_time_seconds);
 } // namespace node
 
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
index 2d96ba74b5..b264f23fb5 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -69,7 +69,14 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.wallet = MiniWallet(self.nodes[0])
         self.mine_chain()
         self._test_max_future_block_time()
-        self.restart_node(0, extra_args=['-stopatheight=207', '-prune=1'])  # Set extra args with pruning after rescan is complete
+        self.restart_node(
+            0,
+            extra_args=[
+                "-stopatheight=207",
+                "-checkblocks=-1",  # Check all blocks
+                "-prune=1",  # Set pruning after rescan is complete
+            ],
+        )
 
         self._test_getblockchaininfo()
         self._test_getchaintxstats()