Reported here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10244#issuecomment-378035305

Travis log here: https://travis-ci.org/bitcoin/bitcoin/jobs/361243719#L2810

Note the JSON exception:

```
test_framework.authproxy.JSONRPCException: The mempool was not loaded yet (-1) 
```

That exception was introduced here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/cb1e319fe9e198c9c5cf5236fe9af5a3d748b9e8#diff-a0c8f511d90e83aa9b5857e819ced344R1617

cc @jtimon 
unsigned int nBlockSize = ::GetSerializeSize(block, CLIENT_VERSION);
    FlatFilePos blockPos;
    if (dbp != nullptr)
        blockPos = *dbp;
    if (!FindBlockPos(blockPos, nBlockSize+8, nHeight, block.GetBlockTime(), dbp != nullptr)) {
        error("%s: FindBlockPos failed", __func__);
        return FlatFilePos();
    }
    if (dbp == nullptr) {
        if (!WriteBlockToDisk(block, blockPos, chainparams.MessageStart())) {
            AbortNode("Failed to write block");
            return FlatFilePos();
        }
    }
    return blockPos;
}
bool CChainState::AcceptBlock(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, CValidationState& state, const CChainParams& chainparams, CBlockIndex** ppindex, bool fRequested, const FlatFilePos* dbp, bool* fNewBlock)
{
    const CBlock& block = *pblock;
    if (fNewBlock) *fNewBlock = false;
    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
    CBlockIndex *pindexDummy = nullptr;