diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index d2ac2e75d..05bb71331 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 var defaultConfig = {
   // DEFAULT network (livenet or testnet)
   networkName: 'livenet',
+  forceNetwork: false,
 
   // DEFAULT unit: Bit
   unitName: 'bits',
@@ -124,3 +125,4 @@ var defaultConfig = {
   disableVideo: true,
   verbose: 1,
 };
+module.exports = defaultConfig;
diff --git a/js/models/core/Wallet.js b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
index 7e892dd42..5e0be4c44 100644
--- a/js/models/core/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var AddressIndex = require('./AddressIndex');
 var PublicKeyRing = require('./PublicKeyRing');
 var TxProposals = require('./TxProposals');
 var PrivateKey = require('./PrivateKey');
+var copayConfig = require('../../../config');
 
 function Wallet(opts) {
   var self = this;
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ function Wallet(opts) {
       throw new Error('missing required option for Wallet: ' + k);
     self[k] = opts[k];
   });
+  if (copayConfig.forceNetwork && opts.networkName !== copayConfig.networkName)
+    throw new Error('Network forced to '+copayConfig.networkName+
+        ' and tried to create a Wallet with network '+opts.networkName);
 
   this.log('creating ' + opts.requiredCopayers + ' of ' + opts.totalCopayers + ' wallet');
 
diff --git a/test/test.Wallet.js b/test/test.Wallet.js
index 42991ed57..b1f354cc6 100644
--- a/test/test.Wallet.js
+++ b/test/test.Wallet.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ try {
 } catch (e) {
   var copay = require('../copay'); //node
 }
+var copayConfig = require('../config');
 var Wallet = require('../js/models/core/Wallet');
 var Structure = copay.Structure;
 var Storage = require('./mocks/FakeStorage');
@@ -950,4 +951,14 @@ describe('Wallet model', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#forceNetwork in config', function() {
+    it('should throw if network is different', function() {
+      var backup = copayConfig.forceNetwork;
+      copayConfig.forceNetwork = true;
+      config.networkName = 'livenet';
+      cachedCreateW2.should.throw(Error);
+      copayConfig.forceNetwork = backup;
+    });
+  });
+
 });