diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
index 047df48fd4c7d..ca6b066e7ee21 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ void CWalletDBWrapper::Flush(bool shutdown)
 {
     if (!IsDummy()) {
         env->Flush(shutdown);
+        if (shutdown) env = nullptr;
     }
 }