1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 1ee0d06867..6ae18b1ed7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ void EnsureWalletIsUnlocked(const CWallet* pwallet)
     }
 }
 
-LegacyScriptPubKeyMan& EnsureLegacyScriptPubKeyMan(CWallet& wallet)
+// also_create should only be set to true only when the RPC is expected to add things to a blank wallet and make it no longer blank
+LegacyScriptPubKeyMan& EnsureLegacyScriptPubKeyMan(CWallet& wallet, bool also_create)
 {
     LegacyScriptPubKeyMan* spk_man = wallet.GetLegacyScriptPubKeyMan();
+    if (!spk_man && also_create) {
+        spk_man = wallet.GetOrCreateLegacyScriptPubKeyMan();
+    }
     if (!spk_man) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "This type of wallet does not support this command");
     }
@@ -4003,7 +4007,7 @@ UniValue sethdseed(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 },
             }.Check(request);
 
-    LegacyScriptPubKeyMan& spk_man = EnsureLegacyScriptPubKeyMan(*pwallet);
+    LegacyScriptPubKeyMan& spk_man = EnsureLegacyScriptPubKeyMan(*pwallet, true);
 
     if (pwallet->chain().isInitialBlockDownload()) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_IN_INITIAL_DOWNLOAD, "Cannot set a new HD seed while still in Initial Block Download");