diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 964affb49..97caab091 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ bool fTxIndex = false;
 bool fHavePruned = false;
 bool fPruneMode = false;
 bool fIsBareMultisigStd = true;
-bool fCheckBlockIndex = false;
-bool fCheckpointsEnabled = false;
+bool fCheckBlockIndex = true;
+bool fCheckpointsEnabled = true;
 bool fCoinbaseEnforcedProtectionEnabled = true;
 size_t nCoinCacheUsage = 5000 * 300;
 uint64_t nPruneTarget = 0;