diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index d351937c37..64564dceb0 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2403,8 +2403,7 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
         for (const auto& tx : block.vtx) {
             for (size_t o = 0; o < tx->vout.size(); o++) {
                 if (view.HaveCoin(COutPoint(tx->GetHash(), o))) {
-                    LogPrintf("ERROR: ConnectBlock(): tried to overwrite transaction\n");
-                    return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-BIP30");
+                    state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-BIP30");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2463,6 +2462,7 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
 
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++)
     {
+        if (!state.IsValid()) break;
         const CTransaction &tx = *(block.vtx[i]);
 
         nInputs += tx.vin.size();
@@ -2483,8 +2483,8 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
             control.Add(vChecks);
 
             if (!MoneyRange(fee_map)) {
-                LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: accumulated fee in the block out of range.\n", __func__);
-                return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-accumulated-fee-outofrange");
+                state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-accumulated-fee-outofrange");
+                break;
             }
 
             // Check that transaction is BIP68 final
@@ -2500,8 +2500,8 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
             }
 
             if (!SequenceLocks(tx, nLockTimeFlags, prevheights, *pindex)) {
-                LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: contains a non-BIP68-final transaction\n", __func__);
-                return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-nonfinal");
+                state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-txns-nonfinal");
+                break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2511,8 +2511,8 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
         // * witness (when witness enabled in flags and excludes coinbase)
         nSigOpsCost += GetTransactionSigOpCost(tx, view, flags);
         if (nSigOpsCost > MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS_COST) {
-            LogPrintf("ERROR: ConnectBlock(): too many sigops\n");
-            return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-blk-sigops");
+            state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-blk-sigops");
+            break;
         }
 
         if (!tx.IsCoinBase())
@@ -2524,8 +2524,7 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
                 // Any transaction validation failure in ConnectBlock is a block consensus failure
                 state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS,
                               tx_state.GetRejectReason(), tx_state.GetDebugMessage());
-                return error("ConnectBlock(): CheckInputScripts on %s failed with %s",
-                    tx.GetHash().ToString(), state.ToString());
+                break;
             }
             control.Add(vChecks);
         }
@@ -2542,24 +2541,28 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
 
     CAmountMap block_reward = fee_map;
     block_reward[consensusParams.subsidy_asset] += GetBlockSubsidy(pindex->nHeight, consensusParams);
-    if (!MoneyRange(block_reward)) {
-        LogPrintf("ERROR: ConnectBlock(): total block reward overflowed\n");
-        return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-blockreward-outofrange");
+    if (!MoneyRange(block_reward) && state.IsValid()) {
+        state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-blockreward-outofrange");
     }
-    if (!VerifyCoinbaseAmount(*(block.vtx[0]), block_reward)) {
-        LogPrintf("ERROR: ConnectBlock(): coinbase pays too much\n");
-        return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-cb-amount");
+    if (!VerifyCoinbaseAmount(*(block.vtx[0]), block_reward) && state.IsValid()) {
+        state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "bad-cb-amount");
     }
 
-    if (!control.Wait()) {
-        LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: CheckQueue failed\n", __func__);
-        return state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "block-validation-failed");
+    if (!control.Wait() && state.IsValid()) {
+        state.Invalid(BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_CONSENSUS, "block-validation-failed");
     }
+
+    if (!state.IsValid()) {
+        LogPrintf("Block validation error: %s", state.ToString());
+        return false;
+    }
+
     int64_t nTime4 = GetTimeMicros(); nTimeVerify += nTime4 - nTime2;
     LogPrint(BCLog::BENCH, "    - Verify %u txins: %.2fms (%.3fms/txin) [%.2fs (%.2fms/blk)]\n", nInputs - 1, MILLI * (nTime4 - nTime2), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : MILLI * (nTime4 - nTime2) / (nInputs-1), nTimeVerify * MICRO, nTimeVerify * MILLI / nBlocksTotal);
 
-    if (fJustCheck)
+    if (fJustCheck) {
         return true;
+    }
 
     if (!m_blockman.WriteUndoDataForBlock(blockundo, state, pindex, m_params)) {
         return false;
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_cltv.py b/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
index 0f47a1656c..687c7eeb98 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_cltv.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def run_test(self):
             block.hashMerkleRoot = block.calc_merkle_root()
             block.solve()
 
-            with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f'CheckInputScripts on {block.vtx[-1].hash} failed with {tx_rej + expected_cltv_reject_reason}']):
+            with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f'Block validation error: mempool-script-verify-flag-failed{expected_cltv_reject_reason}']):
                 peer.send_and_ping(msg_block(block))
                 assert_equal(int(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash(), 16), tip)
                 peer.sync_with_ping()
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_dersig.py b/test/functional/feature_dersig.py
index 52acd2af49..2864226a1c 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_dersig.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_dersig.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def run_test(self):
         block.hashMerkleRoot = block.calc_merkle_root()
         block.solve()
 
-        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f'CheckInputScripts on {block.vtx[-1].hash} failed with mempool-script-verify-flag-failed (Non-canonical DER signature)']):
+        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f'Block validation error: mempool-script-verify-flag-failed (Non-canonical DER signature)']):
             peer.send_and_ping(msg_block(block))
             assert_equal(int(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash(), 16), tip)
             peer.sync_with_ping()