diff --git a/src/rpcnet.cpp b/src/rpcnet.cpp
index 03d96f8b2..6f908516d 100644
--- a/src/rpcnet.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcnet.cpp
@@ -401,10 +401,11 @@ static UniValue GetNetworksInfo()
 
 UniValue getdeprecationinfo(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
-    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
+    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
+    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0 || chainparams.NetworkIDString() != "main")
         throw runtime_error(
             "getdeprecationinfo\n"
-            "Returns an object containing current version and deprecation block height.\n"
+            "Returns an object containing current version and deprecation block height. Applicable only on mainnet.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"version\": xxxxx,                      (numeric) the server version\n"
@@ -416,9 +417,8 @@ UniValue getdeprecationinfo(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("getdeprecationinfo", "")
         );
 
-
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    obj.push_back(Pair("version",       CLIENT_VERSION));
+    obj.push_back(Pair("version", CLIENT_VERSION));
     obj.push_back(Pair("subversion",
         FormatSubVersion(CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_VERSION, std::vector<string>())));
     obj.push_back(Pair("deprecationheight", DEPRECATION_HEIGHT));