diff --git a/lib/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.ts b/lib/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.ts
index 90a7c64..af32a64 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.ts
+++ b/lib/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export default class BitcoinClient {
   private async loadWallet () {
     const request = {
       method: 'loadwallet',
-      params: [this.walletNameToUse, true] // the wallet name
+      params: [this.walletNameToUse] // the wallet name
     };
 
     // Intentionally not throwing because bitcoin returns 500 when a wallet is already loaded
diff --git a/tests/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.spec.ts b/tests/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.spec.ts
index cd325b4..b467f6f 100644
--- a/tests/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/bitcoin/BitcoinClient.spec.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ describe('BitcoinClient', async () => {
       await bitcoinClient['loadWallet']();
       expect(rpcSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         method: 'loadwallet',
-        params: ['sidetreeDefaultWallet', true]
+        params: ['sidetreeDefaultWallet']
       }, true, false);
       expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Wallet loaded with name "sidetreeDefaultWallet".`);
     });