diff --git a/chain/src/chain_controller.rs b/chain/src/chain_controller.rs
index 89cfb681465..fa3e6c10d11 100644
--- a/chain/src/chain_controller.rs
+++ b/chain/src/chain_controller.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl ChainController {
 
     pub fn is_verifying_unverified_blocks_on_startup(&self) -> bool {
         self.is_verifying_unverified_blocks_on_startup
-            .load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)
+            .load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Acquire)
     }
 
     pub fn asynchronous_process_remote_block(&self, remote_block: RemoteBlock) {
diff --git a/chain/src/init_load_unverified.rs b/chain/src/init_load_unverified.rs
index af85925197c..4d02b7dfc22 100644
--- a/chain/src/init_load_unverified.rs
+++ b/chain/src/init_load_unverified.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl InitLoadUnverified {
         self.find_and_verify_unverified_blocks();
 
         self.is_verifying_unverified_blocks_on_startup
-            .store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+            .store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
     }
 
     fn find_and_verify_unverified_blocks(&self) {