diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index ba9351f4f..343bec330 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ bool Blockchain::init(BlockchainDB* db, const network_type nettype, bool offline
   const uint64_t nblocks = std::min<uint64_t>(m_long_term_block_weights.capacity(), db_height);
   while (m_long_term_block_weights.size() < nblocks)
   {
-    m_long_term_block_weights.push_front(db_height - 1 - m_long_term_block_weights.size());
+    uint64_t weight = m_db->get_block_long_term_weight(db_height - 1 - m_long_term_block_weights.size());
+    m_long_term_block_weights.push_front(weight);
   }
   m_long_term_block_weights_height = db_height;
 
@@ -3646,7 +3647,8 @@ void Blockchain::pop_from_long_term_block_weights()
   if (m_long_term_block_weights_height + 1 > m_long_term_block_weights.capacity())
   {
     uint64_t block_height = m_long_term_block_weights_height - m_long_term_block_weights.capacity() + 1;
-    m_long_term_block_weights.push_front(block_height);
+    uint64_t weight = m_db->get_block_long_term_weight(block_height);
+    m_long_term_block_weights.push_front(weight);
   }
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/block_weight/block_weight.cpp b/tests/block_weight/block_weight.cpp
index 9b7343ca3..3b0b6f1e6 100644
--- a/tests/block_weight/block_weight.cpp
+++ b/tests/block_weight/block_weight.cpp
@@ -167,16 +167,9 @@ static void test(test_t t, uint64_t blocks)
 
     if (!bc->update_next_cumulative_weight_limit())
     {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to update cumulative weight limit 2\n");
+      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to update cumulative weight limit\n");
       exit(1);
     }
-    if(0)if (!bc->update_next_cumulative_weight_limit())
-    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to update cumulative weight limit 2\n");
-      exit(1);
-    }
-uint64_t last = bc->get_db().get_block_long_term_weight(bc->get_db().height() - 1);
-if (last != ltw) std::cout << "Inconsistency at " << h << std::endl;
     std::cout << "H " << h << ", BW " << w << ", EMBW " << effective_block_weight_median << ", LTBW " << ltw << std::endl;
   }
 }