diff --git a/src/debug_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp b/src/debug_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
index 6c09b0f18..af33510be 100644
--- a/src/debug_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
+++ b/src/debug_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
@@ -168,9 +168,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     std::cout << "Parsed block:" << std::endl;
     std::cout << cryptonote::obj_to_json_str(block) << std::endl;
   }
-  else if (cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(blob, tx))
+  else if (cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(blob, tx) || cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_base_from_blob(blob, tx))
   {
-    std::cout << "Parsed transaction:" << std::endl;
+    if (tx.pruned)
+      std::cout << "Parsed pruned transaction:" << std::endl;
+    else
+      std::cout << "Parsed transaction:" << std::endl;
     std::cout << cryptonote::obj_to_json_str(tx) << std::endl;
 
     bool parsed = cryptonote::parse_tx_extra(tx.extra, fields);