diff --git a/src/dsnotificationinterface.cpp b/src/dsnotificationinterface.cpp
index 828371665b400..579723e97d79c 100644
--- a/src/dsnotificationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/dsnotificationinterface.cpp
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "privatesend-client.h"
 
-CDSNotificationInterface::CDSNotificationInterface()
-{
-}
-
-CDSNotificationInterface::~CDSNotificationInterface()
+void CDSNotificationInterface::InitializeCurrentBlockTip()
 {
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+    UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip(), NULL, IsInitialBlockDownload());
 }
 
 void CDSNotificationInterface::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload)
 {
     if (fInitialDownload || pindexNew == pindexFork) // In IBD or blocks were disconnected without any new ones
-     	return; 
+        return;
 
     mnodeman.UpdatedBlockTip(pindexNew);
     privateSendClient.UpdatedBlockTip(pindexNew);
diff --git a/src/dsnotificationinterface.h b/src/dsnotificationinterface.h
index f2d47207f66e6..594e43bf654ca 100644
--- a/src/dsnotificationinterface.h
+++ b/src/dsnotificationinterface.h
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
 class CDSNotificationInterface : public CValidationInterface
 {
 public:
-    // virtual CDSNotificationInterface();
-    CDSNotificationInterface();
-    virtual ~CDSNotificationInterface();
+    CDSNotificationInterface() = default;
+    virtual ~CDSNotificationInterface() = default;
+
+    // a small helper to initialize current block height in sub-modules on startup
+    void InitializeCurrentBlockTip();
 
 protected:
     // CValidationInterface
-    void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload);
-    void SyncTransaction(const CTransaction &tx, const CBlock *pblock);
+    void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) override;
+    void SyncTransaction(const CTransaction &tx, const CBlock *pblock) override;
 
 private:
 };
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 16bea9fd35217..c9fdd1a434f81 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1975,11 +1975,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     // force UpdatedBlockTip to initialize nCachedBlockHeight for DS, MN payments and budgets
     // but don't call it directly to prevent triggering of other listeners like zmq etc.
     // GetMainSignals().UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip());
-    mnodeman.UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip());
-    privateSendClient.UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip());
-    mnpayments.UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip());
-    masternodeSync.UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip(), IsInitialBlockDownload());
-    governance.UpdatedBlockTip(chainActive.Tip());
+    pdsNotificationInterface->InitializeCurrentBlockTip();
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 11d: start dash-ps-<smth> threads