diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
index 14bc69f7..ff566f7d 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
@@ -2110,9 +2110,9 @@ namespace currency
 
 
   //---------------------------------------------------------------
-  uint64_t get_tx_version(uint64_t h, const hard_forks_descriptor& hfd)
+  uint64_t get_tx_version(uint64_t tx_expected_block_height, const hard_forks_descriptor& hfd)
   {
-    if (!hfd.is_hardfork_active_for_height(4, h))
+    if (!hfd.is_hardfork_active_for_height(ZANO_HARDFORK_04_ZARCANUM, tx_expected_block_height))
     {
       return TRANSACTION_VERSION_PRE_HF4;
     }
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
index 0114b5db..a5419b20 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ namespace currency
     bool shuffle = true,
     uint64_t flags = 0);
 
-  uint64_t get_tx_version(uint64_t h, const hard_forks_descriptor& hfd);
+  uint64_t get_tx_version(uint64_t tx_expected_block_height, const hard_forks_descriptor& hfd); // returns tx version based on the height of the block where the transaction is expected to be
   bool construct_tx(const account_keys& sender_account_keys,  const finalize_tx_param& param, finalized_tx& result);
   crypto::hash get_asset_id_from_descriptor(const asset_descriptor_base& adb);