diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
index 6b81a4c90..5210fc3cd 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ mdb_txn_safe::~mdb_txn_safe()
   num_active_txns--;
 }
 
+void mdb_txn_safe::uncheck()
+{
+  num_active_txns--;
+  m_check = false;
+}
+
 void mdb_txn_safe::commit(std::string message)
 {
   if (message.size() == 0)
@@ -1439,9 +1445,10 @@ void BlockchainLMDB::unlock()
 #define TXN_PREFIX_RDONLY() \
   MDB_txn *m_txn; \
   mdb_txn_cursors *m_cursors; \
+  mdb_txn_safe auto_txn; \
   bool my_rtxn = block_rtxn_start(&m_txn, &m_cursors); \
-  mdb_txn_safe auto_txn(my_rtxn); \
-  if (my_rtxn) auto_txn.m_tinfo = m_tinfo.get()
+  if (my_rtxn) auto_txn.m_tinfo = m_tinfo.get(); \
+  else auto_txn.uncheck()
 #define TXN_POSTFIX_RDONLY()
 
 #define TXN_POSTFIX_SUCCESS() \
diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.h b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.h
index ceae2f084..1b76abf35 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.h
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct mdb_txn_safe
   // BlockchainLMDB destructor to call mdb_txn_safe destructor, as that's too late
   // to properly abort, since mdb_env_close would have been called earlier.
   void abort();
+  void uncheck();
 
   operator MDB_txn*()
   {