diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index 28f21b57..59f94fcc 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -1630,7 +1630,8 @@ static void *summariser(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 	while (!everyone_die) {
 		sleep(5);
 		if (!everyone_die) {
-			check_blocks();
+			if (startup_complete)
+				check_blocks();
 			summarise_blocks();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index dddc1b65..35d28ac6 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "0.9.2"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-0.512"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-0.513"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__