diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 9ca4d2da8bb..387568282da 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
         return result;
 
     if (!has_last_client || last_client != CLIENT_VERSION) // Update
-        m_batch->Write(DBKeys::VERSION, CLIENT_VERSION);
+        this->WriteVersion(CLIENT_VERSION);
 
     if (any_unordered)
         result = pwallet->ReorderTransactions();
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.h b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
index a867a28b970..788d44866a5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ public:
 
     DBErrors LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet);
 
+    //! Write the given client_version.
+    bool WriteVersion(int client_version) { return m_batch->Write(DBKeys::VERSION, CLIENT_VERSION); }
+
     //! Delete records of the given types
     bool EraseRecords(const std::unordered_set<std::string>& types);