diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 3aff1e9fbff..5d558d8bf99 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -141,19 +141,7 @@ UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     // Accept either a bool (true) or a num (>=1) to indicate verbose output.
     bool fVerbose = false;
     if (!request.params[1].isNull()) {
-        if (request.params[1].isNum()) {
-            if (request.params[1].get_int() != 0) {
-                fVerbose = true;
-            }
-        }
-        else if(request.params[1].isBool()) {
-            if(request.params[1].isTrue()) {
-                fVerbose = true;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Invalid type provided. Verbose parameter must be a boolean.");
-        }
+        fVerbose = request.params[1].isNum() ? (request.params[1].get_int() != 0) : request.params[1].get_bool();
     }
 
     CTransactionRef tx;
diff --git a/test/functional/rawtransactions.py b/test/functional/rawtransactions.py
index 2777cb96937..34e1e8ece62 100755
--- a/test/functional/rawtransactions.py
+++ b/test/functional/rawtransactions.py
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction(txHash, True)["hex"], rawTxSigned['hex'])
 
         # 6. invalid parameters - supply txid and string "Flase"
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(-3,"Invalid type", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, "Flase")
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1,"not a boolean", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, "Flase")
 
         # 7. invalid parameters - supply txid and empty array
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(-3,"Invalid type", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, [])
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1,"not a boolean", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, [])
 
         # 8. invalid parameters - supply txid and empty dict
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(-3,"Invalid type", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, {})
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1,"not a boolean", self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction, txHash, {})
 
         inputs  = [ {'txid' : "1d1d4e24ed99057e84c3f80fd8fbec79ed9e1acee37da269356ecea000000000", 'vout' : 1, 'sequence' : 1000}]
         outputs = { self.nodes[0].getnewaddress() : 1 }