diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index da9c43c2..ed066c87 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ start_node_thread(void) {
 
     // Check for changed -txindex state
     // if (fTxIndex != GetBoolArg("-txindex", false)) {
+    // if (fTxIndex && !g_txindex) {
     //   if (set_cooked()) {
     //     fprintf(stderr, "You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to change -txindex\n");
     //   }