diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index fca10dfca..fc33a7fb8 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ 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)
           {
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     const size_t n_outputs = tx.vout.size();
     if (n_outputs <= 2)
       return blob_size;
-    if (rv.type != rct::RCTTypeBulletproof)
+    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);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index c17899c91..3175ad89c 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ 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 6b50e2a67..1f4cf3082 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
+++ b/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ 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]); });
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ 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 74bf7ff6b..be4ebec92 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/ringct/rctTypes.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ 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 399f19f36..97ffe3f96 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
+++ b/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ 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; }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 235deffa2..e627658e2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -9177,7 +9177,7 @@ std::vector<wallet2::pending_tx> wallet2::create_transactions_2(std::vector<cryp
   const bool bulletproof = use_fork_rules(get_bulletproof_fork(), 0);
   const rct::RCTConfig rct_config {
     bulletproof ? rct::RangeProofPaddedBulletproof : rct::RangeProofBorromean,
-    bulletproof ? (use_fork_rules(12, 0) ? 1 : 2) : 0
+    bulletproof ? (use_fork_rules(HF_VERSION_SMALLER_BP, -10) ? 2 : 1) : 0
   };
 
   const uint64_t base_fee  = get_base_fee();
@@ -9826,7 +9826,7 @@ std::vector<wallet2::pending_tx> wallet2::create_transactions_from(const crypton
   const bool bulletproof = use_fork_rules(get_bulletproof_fork(), 0);
   const rct::RCTConfig rct_config {
     bulletproof ? rct::RangeProofPaddedBulletproof : rct::RangeProofBorromean,
-    bulletproof ? (use_fork_rules(12, 0) ? 1 : 2) : 0,
+    bulletproof ? (use_fork_rules(HF_VERSION_SMALLER_BP, -10) ? 2 : 1) : 0
   };
   const uint64_t base_fee  = get_base_fee();
   const uint64_t fee_multiplier = get_fee_multiplier(priority, get_fee_algorithm());