diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index f11f4e57b..0fe334b8d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -511,14 +511,14 @@ Value paxwithdraw(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     extern int32_t KMDHEIGHT,KOMODO_REALTIME;
     CWalletTx wtx; std::string dest; int32_t height; uint64_t komodoshis = 0; char destaddr[64]; uint8_t i,pubkey37[37]; bool fSubtractFeeFromAmount = false;
-    if ( KOMODO_REALTIME == 0 )
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "paxwithdraw needs to wait for KMD realtime");
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "paxwithdraw cant be from KMD");
     if (!EnsureWalletIsAvailable(fHelp))
         return 0;
     if (fHelp || params.size() != 2)
         throw runtime_error("paxwithdraw \"address\" fiatamount");
+    if ( KOMODO_REALTIME == 0 )
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "paxwithdraw needs to wait for KMD realtime");
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
     CBitcoinAddress address(params[0].get_str());
     if (!address.IsValid())