diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index c034826d6..cb37a7827 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1134,6 +1134,16 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -externalip set -> setting -discover=0\n", __func__);
     }
 
+    //TODO: define a constant for the default of each of these that the CLI
+    //help also uses
+    if (GetBoolArg("-disableipv6", false)) {
+        SetReachable(NET_IPV6, false);
+    }
+
+    if (GetBoolArg("-disableipv4", false)) {
+        SetReachable(NET_IPV4, false);
+    }
+
     // Read asmap file by default for HUSH3 and all Hush Arrakis Chains
     if (GetArg("-asmap",1)) {
         fs::path asmap_path = fs::path(GetArg("-asmap", ""));
@@ -1647,8 +1657,13 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
         std::set<enum Network> nets;
         BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& snet, mapMultiArgs["-onlynet"]) {
             enum Network net = ParseNetwork(snet);
-            if (net == NET_UNROUTABLE)
+            if (net == NET_UNROUTABLE) {
                 return InitError(strprintf(_("Unknown network specified in -onlynet: '%s'"), snet));
+            } else if (net == NET_IPV4 && GetBoolArg("-disableipv4", false)) {
+                return InitError(strprintf(_("-onlynet=ipv4 is incompatible with -disableipv4 !"), snet));
+            } else if (net == NET_IPV6 && GetBoolArg("-disableipv6", false)) {
+                return InitError(strprintf(_("-onlynet=ipv6 is incompatible with -disableipv6 !"), snet));
+            }
             nets.insert(net);
         }
         for (int n = 0; n < NET_MAX; n++) {