diff --git a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
index 449392531b8..1affb6fcc56 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transactor.cpp
@@ -40,25 +40,28 @@ namespace ripple {
 NotTEC
 preflight0(PreflightContext const& ctx)
 {
-    uint32_t const nodeNID = ctx.app.config().NETWORK_ID;
-    std::optional<uint32_t> const txNID = ctx.tx[~sfNetworkID];
-
-    if (nodeNID <= 1024)
+    if (!isPseudoTx(ctx.tx) || ctx.tx.isFieldPresent(sfNetworkID))
     {
-        // legacy networks have IDs 1024 and below. These networks cannot
-        // specify NetworkID in txn
-        if (txNID)
-            return telNETWORK_ID_MAKES_TX_NON_CANONICAL;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // new networks both require the field to be present and require it to
-        // match
-        if (!txNID)
-            return telREQUIRES_NETWORK_ID;
+        uint32_t nodeNID = ctx.app.config().NETWORK_ID;
+        std::optional<uint32_t> txNID = ctx.tx[~sfNetworkID];
+
+        if (nodeNID <= 1024)
+        {
+            // legacy networks have ids less than 1024, these networks cannot
+            // specify NetworkID in txn
+            if (txNID)
+                return telNETWORK_ID_MAKES_TX_NON_CANONICAL;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // new networks both require the field to be present and require it
+            // to match
+            if (!txNID)
+                return telREQUIRES_NETWORK_ID;
 
-        if (*txNID != nodeNID)
-            return telWRONG_NETWORK;
+            if (*txNID != nodeNID)
+                return telWRONG_NETWORK;
+        }
     }
 
     auto const txID = ctx.tx.getTransactionID();