diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index fe0f7dc43e66c..9e9adb00d5b46 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -658,12 +658,14 @@ bool CWallet::ParameterInteraction()
     gArgs.SoftSetArg("-wallet", DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT);
     const bool is_multiwallet = gArgs.GetArgs("-wallet").size() > 1;
 
-    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-salvagewallet", false) && gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true)) {
+    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-salvagewallet", false)) {
         if (is_multiwallet) {
             return UIError(strprintf(_("%s is only allowed with a single wallet file"), "-salvagewallet"));
         }
         // Rewrite just private keys: rescan to find transactions
-        LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -salvagewallet=1 -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
+        if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true)) {
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -salvagewallet=1 -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
+        }
     }
 
     int zapwallettxes = gArgs.GetArg("-zapwallettxes", 0);
@@ -673,11 +675,13 @@ bool CWallet::ParameterInteraction()
     }
 
     // -zapwallettxes implies a rescan
-    if (zapwallettxes != 0 && gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true)) {
+    if (zapwallettxes != 0) {
         if (is_multiwallet) {
             return UIError(strprintf(_("%s is only allowed with a single wallet file"), "-zapwallettxes"));
         }
-        LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -zapwallettxes=<mode> -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
+        if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true)) {
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -zapwallettxes=<mode> -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
+        }
     }
 
     if (is_multiwallet) {