diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 760777ca2..b366992de 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ UniValue getnewaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 }
 
 
-CTxDestination GetAccountAddress(CWallet* const pwallet, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew=false)
+CTxDestination GetAccountDestination(CWallet* const pwallet, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew=false)
 {
-    CPubKey pubKey;
-    if (!pwallet->GetAccountPubkey(pubKey, strAccount, bForceNew)) {
+    CTxDestination dest;
+    if (!pwallet->GetAccountDestination(dest, strAccount, bForceNew)) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_KEYPOOL_RAN_OUT, "Error: Keypool ran out, please call keypoolrefill first");
     }
 
-    return pubKey.GetID();
+    return dest;
 }
 
 UniValue getaccountaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ UniValue getaccountaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
     UniValue ret(UniValue::VSTR);
 
-    ret = EncodeDestination(GetAccountAddress(pwallet, strAccount));
+    ret = EncodeDestination(GetAccountDestination(pwallet, strAccount));
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ UniValue setaccount(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         // Detect when changing the account of an address that is the 'unused current key' of another account:
         if (pwallet->mapAddressBook.count(dest)) {
             std::string strOldAccount = pwallet->mapAddressBook[dest].name;
-            if (dest == GetAccountAddress(pwallet, strOldAccount)) {
-                GetAccountAddress(pwallet, strOldAccount, true);
+            if (dest == GetAccountDestination(pwallet, strOldAccount)) {
+                GetAccountDestination(pwallet, strOldAccount, true);
             }
         }
         pwallet->SetAddressBook(dest, strAccount, "receive");
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 873a8d855..f73f78725 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ bool CWallet::AccountMove(std::string strFrom, std::string strTo, CAmount nAmoun
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CWallet::GetAccountPubkey(CPubKey &pubKey, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew)
+bool CWallet::GetAccountDestination(CTxDestination &dest, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew)
 {
     CWalletDB walletdb(*dbw);
 
@@ -850,12 +850,13 @@ bool CWallet::GetAccountPubkey(CPubKey &pubKey, std::string strAccount, bool bFo
         if (!GetKeyFromPool(account.vchPubKey, false))
             return false;
 
-        SetAddressBook(account.vchPubKey.GetID(), strAccount, "receive");
+        dest = account.vchPubKey.GetID();
+        SetAddressBook(dest, strAccount, "receive");
         walletdb.WriteAccount(strAccount, account);
+    } else {
+        dest = account.vchPubKey.GetID();
     }
 
-    pubKey = account.vchPubKey;
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 93d1857c7..e64ea2534 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ public:
     int64_t IncOrderPosNext(CWalletDB *pwalletdb = nullptr);
     DBErrors ReorderTransactions();
     bool AccountMove(std::string strFrom, std::string strTo, CAmount nAmount, std::string strComment = "");
-    bool GetAccountPubkey(CPubKey &pubKey, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew = false);
+    bool GetAccountDestination(CTxDestination &dest, std::string strAccount, bool bForceNew = false);
 
     void MarkDirty();
     bool AddToWallet(const CWalletTx& wtxIn, bool fFlushOnClose=true);