diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 77b6d0b69..e908c2012 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ bool Blockchain::check_tx_inputs(transaction& tx, tx_verification_context &tvc,
       }
     }
 
-    if (hf_version >= HF_VERSION_MIN_MIXIN_10 && mixin != 10)
+    if (((hf_version == HF_VERSION_MIN_MIXIN_10 || hf_version == HF_VERSION_MIN_MIXIN_10+1) && mixin != 10) || (hf_version >= HF_VERSION_MIN_MIXIN_10+2 && mixin > 10))
     {
       MERROR_VER("Tx " << get_transaction_hash(tx) << " has invalid ring size (" << (mixin + 1) << "), it should be 11");
       tvc.m_low_mixin = true;
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 574f6c126..6c1972a3f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       res.status = "Failed";
       res.reason = "";
       if ((res.low_mixin = tvc.m_low_mixin))
-        add_reason(res.reason, "ring size too small");
+        add_reason(res.reason, "bad ring size");
       if ((res.double_spend = tvc.m_double_spend))
         add_reason(res.reason, "double spend");
       if ((res.invalid_input = tvc.m_invalid_input))