diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 851d113f3b..aba250ba49 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ Value setgenerate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
     if (pwalletMain == NULL)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_METHOD_NOT_FOUND, "Method not found (disabled)");
+    if (Params().MineBlocksOnDemand())
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_METHOD_NOT_FOUND, "Use the generate method instead of setgenerate on this network");
 
     bool fGenerate = true;
     if (params.size() > 0)