diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index 5800e7582..a55c53973 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -996,8 +996,9 @@ static UniValue ProcessImport(CWallet * const pwallet, const UniValue& data, con
                     throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error adding address to wallet");
                 }
 
-                // add to address book or update label
-                if (IsValidDestination(pubkey_dest)) {
+                // if not internal add to address book or update label
+                if (!internal) {
+                    assert(IsValidDestination(pubkey_dest));
                     pwallet->SetAddressBook(pubkey_dest, label, "receive");
                 }
 
@@ -1148,7 +1149,7 @@ UniValue importmulti(const JSONRPCRequest& mainRequest)
             "      \"redeemscript\": \"<script>\"                            , (string, optional) Allowed only if the scriptPubKey is a P2SH address or a P2SH scriptPubKey\n"
             "      \"pubkeys\": [\"<pubKey>\", ... ]                         , (array, optional) Array of strings giving pubkeys that must occur in the output or redeemscript\n"
             "      \"keys\": [\"<key>\", ... ]                               , (array, optional) Array of strings giving private keys whose corresponding public keys must occur in the output or redeemscript\n"
-            "      \"internal\": <true>                                    , (boolean, optional, default: false) Stating whether matching outputs should be treated as not incoming payments\n"
+            "      \"internal\": <true>                                    , (boolean, optional, default: false) Stating whether matching outputs should be treated as not incoming payments aka change\n"
             "      \"watchonly\": <true>                                   , (boolean, optional, default: false) Stating whether matching outputs should be considered watched even when they're not spendable, only allowed if keys are empty\n"
             "      \"label\": <label>                                      , (string, optional, default: '') Label to assign to the address (aka account name, for now), only allowed with internal=false\n"
             "    }\n"
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py b/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
index 3dd296d60..e6dd8b6dd 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ImportMultiTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # RPC importmulti -----------------------------------------------
 
-        # Bitcoin Address
+        # Bitcoin Address (implicit non-internal)
         self.log.info("Should import an address")
         address = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress())
         result = self.nodes[1].importmulti([{
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ImportMultiTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal('timestamp' in address_assert, False)
 
 
-        # Address + Public key + !Internal
+        # Address + Public key + !Internal(explicit)
         self.log.info("Should import an address with public key")
         address = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress())
         result = self.nodes[1].importmulti([{
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class ImportMultiTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
                 "address": address['address']
             },
             "timestamp": "now",
-            "pubkeys": [ address['pubkey'] ]
+            "pubkeys": [ address['pubkey'] ],
+            "internal": False
         }])
         assert_equal(result[0]['success'], True)
         address_assert = self.nodes[1].getaddressinfo(address['address'])