diff --git a/db/CacheLevelDB.cpp b/db/CacheLevelDB.cpp
index 384b6af2..eb56573e 100644
--- a/db/CacheLevelDB.cpp
+++ b/db/CacheLevelDB.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ using namespace leveldb;
 
 
 string CacheLevelDB::index2Path( uint64_t index ) {
-    return dirname + "/db." + to_string( index );
+    return dirName + "/db." + to_string( index );
 }
 
 string CacheLevelDB::createKey( const block_id _blockId, uint64_t _counter ) {
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ CacheLevelDB::CacheLevelDB( Schain* _sChain, string& _dirName, string& _prefix,
     this->prefix = _prefix;
     this->totalSigners = _sChain->getTotalSigners();
     this->requiredSigners = _sChain->getRequiredSigners();
-    this->dirname = _dirName + "/" + _prefix;
+    this->dirName = _dirName + "/" + _prefix;
     this->maxDBSize = _maxDBSize;
     this->options = _options;
     this->readOptions.fill_cache = false;
     this->writeOptions.sync = true;
     this->isDuplicateAddOK = _isDuplicateAddOK;
 
-    boost::filesystem::path path( dirname );
+    boost::filesystem::path path( dirName );
     boost::filesystem::create_directory( path );
 
     highestDBIndex = findMaxMinDBIndex().first;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ pair< uint64_t, uint64_t > CacheLevelDB::findMaxMinDBIndex() {
     vector< path > dirs;
     vector< uint64_t > indices;
 
-    copy( directory_iterator( path( dirname ) ), directory_iterator(), back_inserter( dirs ) );
+    copy( directory_iterator( path( dirName ) ), directory_iterator(), back_inserter( dirs ) );
     sort( dirs.begin(), dirs.end() );
 
     size_t offset = string( "db." ).size();
@@ -735,3 +735,19 @@ uint64_t CacheLevelDB::getMemoryUsed() {
     }
     return totalMemory;
 }
+
+uint64_t CacheLevelDB::getFullDBSize() {
+    uint64_t totalSize = 0;
+
+    boost::filesystem::path dbPath( dirName );
+
+    boost::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator directoryIt( dbPath ), end;
+    while ( directoryIt != end ) {
+        if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular_file( *directoryIt ) ) {
+            totalSize += boost::filesystem::file_size( *directoryIt );
+        }
+        ++directoryIt;
+    }
+
+    return totalSize;
+}
diff --git a/db/CacheLevelDB.h b/db/CacheLevelDB.h
index 98f10813..567d6742 100644
--- a/db/CacheLevelDB.h
+++ b/db/CacheLevelDB.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CacheLevelDB {
 
     node_id nodeId = 0;
     string prefix;
-    string dirname;
+    string dirName;
     uint64_t maxDBSize = 0;
     uint64_t totalSigners = 0;
     uint64_t requiredSigners = 0;
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ class CacheLevelDB {
     void checkForDeadLockRead( const char* _functionName );
 
     uint64_t getMemoryUsed();
+
+    // get the occupied storage space by the db in bytes
+    uint64_t getFullDBSize();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/node/NodeGettersSetters.cpp b/node/NodeGettersSetters.cpp
index 1eb55c00..4969f6df 100644
--- a/node/NodeGettersSetters.cpp
+++ b/node/NodeGettersSetters.cpp
@@ -381,19 +381,22 @@ uint64_t Node::getInternalInfoDBSize() const {
 
 map< string, uint64_t > Node::getDBUsage() const {
     map< string, uint64_t > ret;
-    ret["blocks.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["block_proposal.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockProposalDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["block_sigshare.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockSigShareDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["consensus_state.db_disk_usage"] = getConsensusStateDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["da_proof.db_disk_usage"] = getDaProofDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["da_sigshare.db_disk_usage"] = getDaSigShareDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["incoming_msg.db_disk_usage"] = getIncomingMsgDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["interna_info.db_disk_usage"] = getInternalInfoDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["outgoing_msg.db_disk_usage"] = getOutgoingMsgDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["price.db_disk_usage"] = getPriceDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["proposal_hash.db_disk_usage"] = getProposalHashDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["proposal_vector.db_disk_usage"] = getProposalVectorDB()->getActiveDBSize();
-    ret["random.db_disk_usage"] = getRandomDB()->getActiveDBSize();
+
+    // use getFullDBSize() to get storage used by the entire db
+    // not only the active one
+    ret["blocks.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["block_proposal.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockProposalDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["block_sigshare.db_disk_usage"] = getBlockSigShareDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["consensus_state.db_disk_usage"] = getConsensusStateDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["da_proof.db_disk_usage"] = getDaProofDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["da_sigshare.db_disk_usage"] = getDaSigShareDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["incoming_msg.db_disk_usage"] = getIncomingMsgDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["internal_info.db_disk_usage"] = getInternalInfoDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["outgoing_msg.db_disk_usage"] = getOutgoingMsgDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["price.db_disk_usage"] = getPriceDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["proposal_hash.db_disk_usage"] = getProposalHashDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["proposal_vector.db_disk_usage"] = getProposalVectorDB()->getFullDBSize();
+    ret["random.db_disk_usage"] = getRandomDB()->getFullDBSize();
 
     return ret;
 }