1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/rest.cpp b/src/rest.cpp
index 1aa864a306..4953d7e717 100644
--- a/src/rest.cpp
+++ b/src/rest.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ bool HTTPReq_REST(AcceptedConnection *conn,
                   bool fRun)
 {
     try {
+        std::string statusmessage;
+        if(RPCIsInWarmup(&statusmessage))
+            throw RESTERR(HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, "Service temporarily unavailable: "+statusmessage);
+        
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAYLEN(uri_prefixes); i++) {
             unsigned int plen = strlen(uri_prefixes[i].prefix);
             if (strURI.substr(0, plen) == uri_prefixes[i].prefix) {