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 
if (!est_filein.IsNull())
        ::feeEstimator.Read(est_filein);
    fFeeEstimatesInitialized = true;
    
    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
        g_txindex = MakeUnique<TxIndex>(nTxIndexCache, false, fReindex);
        g_txindex->Start();
    }
    
    for (const auto& client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
        if (!client->load()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    
    
    
    if (fPruneMode) {
        LogPrintf("Unsetting NODE_NETWORK on prune mode\n");
        nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices & ~NODE_NETWORK);
        if (!fReindex) {
            uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Pruning blockstore..."));
            PruneAndFlush();
        }
    }
    if (chainparams.GetConsensus().vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT].nTimeout != 0) {