diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 11c840424e..f13d6eca45 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1379,6 +1379,7 @@ static ChainstateLoadResult InitAndLoadChainstate(
         return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE_FATAL, mempool_error};
     }
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1f MiB for in-memory UTXO set (plus up to %.1f MiB of unused mempool space)\n", cache_sizes.coins * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024), mempool_opts.max_size_bytes * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
+    LogPrintf("ELIP 203 is%s active\n", (chainparams.GetAcceptUnlimitedIssuances())?"":" not");
     ChainstateManager::Options chainman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainparams,
         .datadir = args.GetDataDirNet(),
diff --git a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
index e602df8bbf..22e5e550e7 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ public:
 
         enforce_pak = true;
 
-        accept_unlimited_issuances = false;
+        accept_unlimited_issuances = args.GetBoolArg("-acceptunlimitedissuances", false);
 
         multi_data_permitted = true;
         create_discount_ct = args.GetBoolArg("-creatediscountct", false);
@@ -1762,8 +1762,6 @@ public:
 
         enforce_pak = args.GetBoolArg("-enforce_pak", enforce_pak);
 
-        accept_unlimited_issuances = args.GetBoolArg("-acceptunlimitedissuances", accept_unlimited_issuances);
-
         multi_data_permitted = args.GetBoolArg("-multi_data_permitted", multi_data_permitted);
         create_discount_ct = args.GetBoolArg("-creatediscountct", create_discount_ct);
         accept_discount_ct = args.GetBoolArg("-acceptdiscountct", accept_discount_ct) || create_discount_ct;