diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index 4a2cc9a13..5ebacd57d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ApproximateBestSubset)
     empty_wallet();
 }
 
+static void AddKey(CWallet& wallet, const CKey& key)
+{
+    LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
+    wallet.AddKeyPubKey(key, key.GetPubKey());
+}
+
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(rescan, TestChain100Setup)
 {
     LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -379,8 +385,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(rescan, TestChain100Setup)
     // and new block files.
     {
         CWallet wallet;
-        LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
-        wallet.AddKeyPubKey(coinbaseKey, coinbaseKey.GetPubKey());
+        AddKey(wallet, coinbaseKey);
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nullBlock, wallet.ScanForWalletTransactions(oldTip));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wallet.GetImmatureBalance(), 100 * COIN);
     }
@@ -393,8 +398,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(rescan, TestChain100Setup)
     // file.
     {
         CWallet wallet;
-        LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
-        wallet.AddKeyPubKey(coinbaseKey, coinbaseKey.GetPubKey());
+        AddKey(wallet, coinbaseKey);
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(oldTip, wallet.ScanForWalletTransactions(oldTip));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wallet.GetImmatureBalance(), 50 * COIN);
     }
@@ -599,8 +603,7 @@ public:
         wallet.reset(new CWallet(std::unique_ptr<CWalletDBWrapper>(new CWalletDBWrapper(&bitdb, "wallet_test.dat"))));
         bool firstRun;
         wallet->LoadWallet(firstRun);
-        LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
-        wallet->AddKeyPubKey(coinbaseKey, coinbaseKey.GetPubKey());
+        AddKey(*wallet, coinbaseKey);
         wallet->ScanForWalletTransactions(chainActive.Genesis());
     }
 
@@ -635,7 +638,7 @@ public:
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(ListCoins, ListCoinsTestingSetup)
 {
     std::string coinbaseAddress = coinbaseKey.GetPubKey().GetID().ToString();
-    LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
+    LOCK2(cs_main, wallet->cs_wallet);
 
     // Confirm ListCoins initially returns 1 coin grouped under coinbaseKey
     // address.
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 3cb0c308f..d1d2060b0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2978,13 +2978,14 @@ bool CWallet::AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry, CWalletDB *pwa
 
 DBErrors CWallet::LoadWallet(bool& fFirstRunRet)
 {
+    LOCK2(cs_main, cs_wallet);
+
     fFirstRunRet = false;
     DBErrors nLoadWalletRet = CWalletDB(*dbw,"cr+").LoadWallet(this);
     if (nLoadWalletRet == DB_NEED_REWRITE)
     {
         if (dbw->Rewrite("\x04pool"))
         {
-            LOCK(cs_wallet);
             setInternalKeyPool.clear();
             setExternalKeyPool.clear();
             m_pool_key_to_index.clear();