diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/segwit.py b/qa/rpc-tests/segwit.py
index f47542784..761c00dc0 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/segwit.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/segwit.py
@@ -248,20 +248,9 @@ class SegWitTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert(tmpl['transactions'][0]['txid'] == txid)
         assert(tmpl['transactions'][0]['sigops'] == 8)
 
-        print("Verify non-segwit miners get a valid GBT response after the fork")
+        print("Non-segwit miners are not able to use GBT response after activation.")
         send_to_witness(1, self.nodes[0], find_unspent(self.nodes[0], 50), self.pubkey[0], False, Decimal("49.998"))
-        try:
-            tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
-            assert(len(tmpl['transactions']) == 1)  # Doesn't include witness tx
-            assert(tmpl['sizelimit'] == 1000000)
-            assert('weightlimit' not in tmpl)
-            assert(tmpl['sigoplimit'] == 20000)
-            assert(tmpl['transactions'][0]['hash'] == txid)
-            assert(tmpl['transactions'][0]['sigops'] == 2)
-            assert(('!segwit' in tmpl['rules']) or ('segwit' not in tmpl['rules']))
-        except JSONRPCException:
-            # This is an acceptable outcome
-            pass
+        assert_raises_jsonrpc(-8, "Support for 'segwit' rule requires explicit client support", self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate, {})
 
         print("Verify behaviour of importaddress, addwitnessaddress and listunspent")