diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index 7a6b8cbaa..417a71815 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       if (!base_only)
       {
         const bool bulletproof = rct::is_rct_bulletproof(rv.type);
-        if (bulletproof && rv.type == rct::RCTTypeBulletproof)
+        if (rct::is_rct_new_bulletproof(rv.type))
         {
           if (rv.p.bulletproofs.size() != 1)
           {
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ namespace cryptonote
     const rct::rctSig &rv = tx.rct_signatures;
     if (!rct::is_rct_bulletproof(rv.type))
       return blob_size;
+    const size_t n_outputs = tx.vout.size();
+    if (n_outputs <= 2)
+      return blob_size;
+    if (rct::is_rct_old_bulletproof(rv.type))
+      return blob_size;
+    const uint64_t bp_base = 368;
     const size_t n_padded_outputs = rct::n_bulletproof_max_amounts(rv.p.bulletproofs);
     uint64_t bp_clawback = get_transaction_weight_clawback(tx, n_padded_outputs);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES_L1(bp_clawback <= std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max() - blob_size, "Weight overflow");
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 9f74577d3..b0b2a0e1f 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     if (tx.version >= 2)
     {
       rct::rctSig &rv = tx.rct_signatures;
-      if (rv.type != rct::RCTTypeBulletproof){  
+      if (!rct::is_rct_new_bulletproof(rv.type)){
       if (rv.outPk.size() != tx.vout.size())
       {
         LOG_PRINT_L1("WRONG TRANSACTION BLOB, Bad outPk size in tx " << tx_hash << ", rejected");
diff --git a/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp b/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
index b6e73e744..c4f0417f2 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
+++ b/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ namespace rct {
             tools::threadpool::waiter waiter;
             std::deque<bool> results(bulletproof ? rv.p.bulletproofs.size() : rv.outPk.size(), false);
             DP("range proofs verified?");
-            if (bulletproof && rv.type == RCTTypeBulletproof)
+            if (rct::is_rct_new_bulletproof(rv.type))
             {
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < rv.p.bulletproofs.size(); i++)
                     tpool.submit(&waiter, [&, i] { results[i] = verBulletproof(rv.p.bulletproofs[i]); });
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ namespace rct {
         for (const rctSig *rvp: rvv)
         {
           const rctSig &rv = *rvp;
-        if (rv.type != RCTTypeBulletproof){
+        if (!rct::is_rct_new_bulletproof(rv.type)){
         if (!proofs.empty() && !verBulletproof_old(proofs))
         {
           LOG_PRINT_L1("Aggregate range proof verified failed");
diff --git a/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp b/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp
index f8e0fbe15..090d26885 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ namespace rct {
         }
     }
 
+    bool is_rct_new_bulletproof(int type)
+    {
+      return is_rct_bulletproof(type) && !is_rct_old_bulletproof(type);
+    }
+
     bool is_rct_borromean(int type)
     {
         switch (type)
diff --git a/src/ringct/rctTypes.h b/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
index 903246a4d..3336d7cac 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
+++ b/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ namespace rct {
     bool is_rct_simple(int type);
     bool is_rct_bulletproof(int type);
     bool is_rct_old_bulletproof(int type);
+    bool is_rct_new_bulletproof(int type);
     bool is_rct_borromean(int type);
 
     static inline const rct::key &pk2rct(const crypto::public_key &pk) { return (const rct::key&)pk; }