diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
index b3d554889..eabe26bf4 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
@@ -148,5 +148,22 @@ class Wallet2Test (BitcoinTestFramework):
         # check balance
         assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), 9)
 
+        # Check that chained joinsplits in a single tx are created successfully.
+        recipients = []
+        num_recipients = 3
+        amount_per_recipient = Decimal('0.002')
+        for i in xrange(0,num_recipients):
+            newzaddr = self.nodes[2].z_getnewaddress()
+            recipients.append({"address":newzaddr, "amount":amount_per_recipient})
+        myopid = self.nodes[0].z_sendmany(myzaddr, recipients)
+        self.wait_for_operationd_success(myopid)
+        self.sync_all()
+        self.nodes[1].generate(1)
+        self.sync_all()
+
+        # check balances
+        resp = self.nodes[2].z_gettotalbalance()
+        assert_equal(Decimal(resp["private"]), num_recipients * amount_per_recipient)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     Wallet2Test ().main ()
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.cpp b/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
index 399cd665a..de722eb92 100644
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ JSDescription JSDescription::Randomized(
     // Randomize the order of the inputs and outputs
     inputMap = {0, 1};
     outputMap = {0, 1};
-    MappedShuffle(inputs.begin(), inputMap.begin(), ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS, gen);
-    MappedShuffle(outputs.begin(), outputMap.begin(), ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS, gen);
+    if (gen) {
+        MappedShuffle(inputs.begin(), inputMap.begin(), ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS, gen);
+        MappedShuffle(outputs.begin(), outputMap.begin(), ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS, gen);
+    }
 
     return JSDescription(
         params, pubKeyHash, anchor, inputs, outputs,
diff --git a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
index f72badc60..fa359206f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ Object AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany::perform_joinsplit(
             {info.vjsout[0], info.vjsout[1]};
     boost::array<size_t, ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS> inputMap;
     boost::array<size_t, ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS> outputMap;
+    std::function<int(int)> emptyFunc;
     JSDescription jsdesc = JSDescription::Randomized(
             *pzcashParams,
             joinSplitPubKey_,
@@ -885,7 +886,9 @@ Object AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany::perform_joinsplit(
             outputMap,
             info.vpub_old,
             info.vpub_new,
-            !this->testmode);
+            !this->testmode,
+            // Temporary fix for #1779 is to disable shuffling of inputs and outputs.
+            emptyFunc);
 
     if (!(jsdesc.Verify(*pzcashParams, joinSplitPubKey_))) {
         throw std::runtime_error("error verifying joinsplit");