diff --git a/libraries/chain/controller.cpp b/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
index 6fc72c1e8bc..41e9d551728 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ struct controller_impl {
          db.undo();
       }
 
-      ilog( "database initialized with hash: ${hash}", ("hash", calculate_integrity_hash()));
+      if( snapshot ) {
+         const auto hash = calculate_integrity_hash();
+         ilog( "database initialized with hash: ${hash}", ("hash", hash) );
+      }
 
    }