diff --git a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
index 19c85b832d..6acec8efae 100644
--- a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void SetupChainParamsBaseOptions(ArgsManager& argsman)
     argsman.AddArg("-con_connect_genesis_outputs", "Connect outputs in genesis block to utxo database.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::ELEMENTS);
     argsman.AddArg("-con_elementsmode", "Use Elements-like instead of Core-like witness encoding.  This is required for CA/CT. (default: true)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::ELEMENTS);
     argsman.AddArg("-con_blockheightinheader", "Whether the chain includes the block height directly in the header, for easier validation of block height in low-resource environments. (default: true)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CHAINPARAMS);
-    argsman.AddArg("-con_genesis_style=<style>", "Use genesis style <style> (default: elements). Results in genesis block compatibility with various networks. Allowed values: elements, bitcoin", true, OptionsCategory::ELEMENTS);
+    argsman.AddArg("-con_genesis_style=<style>", "Use genesis style <style> (default: elements). Results in genesis block compatibility with various networks. Allowed values: elements, bitcoin", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::ELEMENTS);
     argsman.AddArg("-con_signed_blocks", "Signed blockchain. Uses input of `-signblockscript` to define what signatures are necessary to solve it.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CHAINPARAMS);
     argsman.AddArg("-signblockscript", "Signed blockchain enumberance. Only active when `-con_signed_blocks` set to true.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CHAINPARAMS);
     argsman.AddArg("-con_max_block_sig_size", "Max allowed witness data for the signed block header.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CHAINPARAMS);