diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index bbcbc2fcd..5777370fc 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -2107,6 +2107,13 @@ namespace cryptonote
   bool core_rpc_server::on_update(const COMMAND_RPC_UPDATE::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_UPDATE::response& res, const connection_context *ctx)
   {
     PERF_TIMER(on_update);
+
+    if (m_core.offline())
+    {
+      res.status = "Daemon is running offline";
+      return true;
+    }
+
     static const char software[] = "monero";
 #ifdef BUILD_TAG
     static const char buildtag[] = BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(BUILD_TAG);