diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/blockchain_database.rs b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/blockchain_database.rs
index 29b62b8a96..d256e12d9d 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/blockchain_database.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/blockchain_database.rs
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ where B: BlockchainBackend
             difficulty_calculator: Arc::new(difficulty_calculator),
             disable_add_block_flag: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
         };
+        let genesis_block = Arc::new(blockchain_db.consensus_manager.get_genesis_block());
         if is_empty {
             info!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Blockchain db is empty. Adding genesis block.");
-            let genesis_block = Arc::new(blockchain_db.consensus_manager.get_genesis_block());
             blockchain_db.insert_block(genesis_block.clone())?;
             let mut txn = DbTransaction::new();
             let body = &genesis_block.block().body;
@@ -230,6 +230,27 @@ where B: BlockchainBackend
             txn.set_horizon_data(kernel_sum, utxo_sum);
             blockchain_db.write(txn)?;
             blockchain_db.store_pruning_horizon(config.pruning_horizon)?;
+        } else if blockchain_db.get_chain_metadata()?.pruning_horizon() == 0 {
+            println!(
+                "{:?} {:?}",
+                blockchain_db.fetch_chain_header(0)?.hash(),
+                genesis_block.accumulated_data().hash.clone()
+            );
+            // Check the genesis block in the DB.
+            if !blockchain_db.block_exists(genesis_block.accumulated_data().hash.clone())? {
+                error!(
+                    target: LOG_TARGET,
+                    "Genesis block in database does not match the supllied genesis block in the code! Hash in the \
+                     code {:?}, hash in the database {:?}",
+                    blockchain_db.fetch_chain_header(0)?.hash(),
+                    genesis_block.accumulated_data().hash.clone()
+                );
+                return Err(ChainStorageError::CorruptedDatabase(
+                    "Genesis block in database does not match the supplied genesis block in the code! Please delete \
+                     and resync your blockchain database."
+                        .into(),
+                ));
+            }
         }
         if cleanup_orphans_at_startup {
             match blockchain_db.cleanup_all_orphans() {