3 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 9872ebc1f6..123777a71b 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     // Parse URIs on command line -- this can affect Params()
-    if (!PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(argc, argv))
-        exit(0);
+    PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(argc, argv);
 #endif
+
     QScopedPointer<const NetworkStyle> networkStyle(NetworkStyle::instantiate(QString::fromStdString(Params().NetworkIDString())));
     assert(!networkStyle.isNull());
     // Allow for separate UI settings for testnets
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
index 707de55290..fbf5877f2a 100644
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void PaymentServer::LoadRootCAs(X509_STORE* _store)
 // Warning: ipcSendCommandLine() is called early in init,
 // so don't use "emit message()", but "QMessageBox::"!
 //
-bool PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char* argv[])
+void PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
     {
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ bool PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char* argv[])
         if (arg.startsWith("-"))
             continue;
 
+        // If the bitcoin: URI contains a payment request, we are not able to detect the
+        // network as that would require fetching and parsing the payment request.
+        // That means clicking such an URI which contains a testnet payment request
+        // will start a mainnet instance and throw a "wrong network" error.
         if (arg.startsWith(BITCOIN_IPC_PREFIX, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) // bitcoin: URI
         {
             savedPaymentRequests.append(arg);
@@ -235,7 +239,6 @@ bool PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char* argv[])
             qWarning() << "PaymentServer::ipcSendCommandLine : Payment request file does not exist: " << arg;
         }
     }
-    return true;
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.h b/src/qt/paymentserver.h
index 25b08cde49..0103cbdd0d 100644
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.h
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class PaymentServer : public QObject
 public:
     // Parse URIs on command line
     // Returns false on error
-    static bool ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[]);
+    static void ipcParseCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
     // Returns true if there were URIs on the command line
     // which were successfully sent to an already-running