diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
index 280d18f596..3f4a3be9e6 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import asyncore
 import time
 import sys
 import random
-from .util import hex_str_to_bytes, bytes_to_hex_str
+from .util import hex_str_to_bytes, bytes_to_hex_str, BITCOIN_ASSET_OUT
 from io import BytesIO
 from codecs import encode
 import hashlib
@@ -445,10 +445,14 @@ class CTxOutNonce(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "CTxOutNonce(vchCommitment=%s)" % self.vchCommitment
 
+# Asset type defaults to bitcoin
 class CTxOut(object):
-    def __init__(self, nValue=CTxOutValue(), scriptPubKey=b'', nAsset=CTxOutAsset(), nNonce=CTxOutNonce()):
+    def __init__(self, nValue=CTxOutValue(), scriptPubKey=b'', nAsset=CTxOutAsset(BITCOIN_ASSET_OUT), nNonce=CTxOutNonce()):
         self.nAsset = nAsset
-        self.nValue = nValue
+        if type(nValue) is int:
+            self.nValue = CTxOutValue(nValue)
+        else:
+            self.nValue = nValue
         self.nNonce = nNonce
         self.scriptPubKey = scriptPubKey
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index 285f3e8cb4..d6cc550324 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ from .authproxy import AuthServiceProxy, JSONRPCException
 
 COVERAGE_DIR = None
 
+BITCOIN_ASSET = bytearray.fromhex("b2e15d0d7a0c94e4e2ce0fe6e8691b9e451377f6e46e8045a86f7c4b5d4f0f23")
+BITCOIN_ASSET.reverse()
+BITCOIN_ASSET_OUT = b"\x01"+BITCOIN_ASSET
+
 # The maximum number of nodes a single test can spawn
 MAX_NODES = 8
 # Don't assign rpc or p2p ports lower than this