diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index 8d557979c..7e22faac3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ UniValue importprivkey(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("importprivkey", "\"mykey\", \"testing\", false")
         );
 
-    if (fPruneMode)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Importing keys is disabled in pruned mode");
 
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
@@ -114,6 +112,9 @@ UniValue importprivkey(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (params.size() > 2)
         fRescan = params[2].get_bool();
 
+    if (fRescan && fPruneMode)
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan is disabled in pruned mode");
+
     CBitcoinSecret vchSecret;
     bool fGood = vchSecret.SetString(strSecret);
 
@@ -201,8 +202,6 @@ UniValue importaddress(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("importaddress", "\"myscript\", \"testing\", false")
         );
 
-    if (fPruneMode)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Importing addresses is disabled in pruned mode");
 
     string strLabel = "";
     if (params.size() > 1)
@@ -213,6 +212,9 @@ UniValue importaddress(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (params.size() > 2)
         fRescan = params[2].get_bool();
 
+    if (fRescan && fPruneMode)
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan is disabled in pruned mode");
+
     // Whether to import a p2sh version, too
     bool fP2SH = false;
     if (params.size() > 3)
@@ -264,8 +266,6 @@ UniValue importpubkey(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("importpubkey", "\"mypubkey\", \"testing\", false")
         );
 
-    if (fPruneMode)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Importing public keys is disabled in pruned mode");
 
     string strLabel = "";
     if (params.size() > 1)
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ UniValue importpubkey(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (params.size() > 2)
         fRescan = params[2].get_bool();
 
+    if (fRescan && fPruneMode)
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan is disabled in pruned mode");
+
     if (!IsHex(params[0].get_str()))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Pubkey must be a hex string");
     std::vector<unsigned char> data(ParseHex(params[0].get_str()));