diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_dumptxoutset.py b/test/functional/rpc_dumptxoutset.py
index 3262c664add..ad05060210d 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_dumptxoutset.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_dumptxoutset.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ class DumptxoutsetTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 1
 
+    def check_expected_network(self, node, active):
+        rev_file = node.blocks_path / "rev00000.dat"
+        bogus_file = node.blocks_path / "bogus.dat"
+        rev_file.rename(bogus_file)
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(
+            -1, 'Could not roll back to requested height.', node.dumptxoutset, 'utxos.dat', rollback=99)
+        assert_equal(node.getnetworkinfo()['networkactive'], active)
+
+        # Cleanup
+        bogus_file.rename(rev_file)
+
     def run_test(self):
         """Test a trivial usage of the dumptxoutset RPC command."""
         node = self.nodes[0]
@@ -60,16 +71,14 @@ class DumptxoutsetTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_raises_rpc_error(
             -8, 'Invalid snapshot type "bogus" specified. Please specify "rollback" or "latest"', node.dumptxoutset, 'utxos.dat', "bogus")
 
-        self.log.info(f"Test that dumptxoutset failure does not leave the network activity suspended")
-        rev_file = node.blocks_path / "rev00000.dat"
-        bogus_file = node.blocks_path / "bogus.dat"
-        rev_file.rename(bogus_file)
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(
-            -1, 'Could not roll back to requested height.', node.dumptxoutset, 'utxos.dat', rollback=99)
-        assert_equal(node.getnetworkinfo()['networkactive'], True)
+        self.log.info(f"Test that dumptxoutset failure does not leave the network activity suspended when it was on previously")
+        self.check_expected_network(node, True)
+
+        self.log.info(f"Test that dumptxoutset failure leaves the network activity suspended when it was off")
+        node.setnetworkactive(False)
+        self.check_expected_network(node, False)
+        node.setnetworkactive(True)
 
-        # Cleanup
-        bogus_file.rename(rev_file)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     DumptxoutsetTest(__file__).main()