diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
index 949d95ade..3979a5edf 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ void BlockchainLMDB::get_output_key(const uint64_t &amount, const std::vector<ui
         MDEBUG("Partial result: " << outputs.size() << "/" << offsets.size());
         break;
       }
-      throw1(OUTPUT_DNE((std::string("Attempting to get output pubkey by global index (amount ") + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(amount) + ", index " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(index) + ", count " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(get_num_outputs(amount)) + "), but key does not exist").c_str()));
+      throw1(OUTPUT_DNE((std::string("Attempting to get output pubkey by global index (amount ") + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(amount) + ", index " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(index) + ", count " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(get_num_outputs(amount)) + "), but key does not exist (current height " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(height()) + ")").c_str()));
     }
     else if (get_result)
       throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Error attempting to retrieve an output pubkey from the db", get_result).c_str()));
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 3028866c4..d91589765 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,12 @@ bool Blockchain::scan_outputkeys_for_indexes(size_t tx_version, const txin_to_ke
   {
     try
     {
-      m_db->get_output_key(tx_in_to_key.amount, absolute_offsets, outputs);
+      m_db->get_output_key(tx_in_to_key.amount, absolute_offsets, outputs, true);
+      if (absolute_offsets.size() != outputs.size())
+      {
+        MERROR_VER("Output does not exist! amount = " << tx_in_to_key.amount);
+        return false;
+      }
     }
     catch (...)
     {
@@ -208,7 +213,12 @@ bool Blockchain::scan_outputkeys_for_indexes(size_t tx_version, const txin_to_ke
         add_offsets.push_back(absolute_offsets[i]);
       try
       {
-        m_db->get_output_key(tx_in_to_key.amount, add_offsets, add_outputs);
+        m_db->get_output_key(tx_in_to_key.amount, add_offsets, add_outputs, true);
+        if (add_offsets.size() != add_outputs.size())
+        {
+          MERROR_VER("Output does not exist! amount = " << tx_in_to_key.amount);
+          return false;
+        }
       }
       catch (...)
       {