diff --git a/src/bin/cmd/wallet.rs b/src/bin/cmd/wallet.rs
index 96246b09..707b9798 100644
--- a/src/bin/cmd/wallet.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cmd/wallet.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::config::GlobalWalletConfig;
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use grin_wallet_config::WalletConfig;
 use grin_wallet_impls::{HTTPNodeClient, WalletSeed, SEED_FILE};
+use grin_wallet_libwallet::NodeClient;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -43,20 +44,23 @@ pub fn wallet_command(wallet_args: &ArgMatches<'_>, config: GlobalWalletConfig)
 	// just get defaults from the global config
 	let wallet_config = config.members.unwrap().wallet;
 
-	let node_client = HTTPNodeClient::new(&wallet_config.check_node_api_http_addr, None);
-
 	// TODO: Very temporary code to obsolete grin wallet for the first hard fork
 	// All tx operations call get_chain_height as a first order of business,
 	// so this is the most non-intrusive place to put this
+	let mut node_client = HTTPNodeClient::new(&wallet_config.check_node_api_http_addr, None);
+	let global_wallet_args = wallet_args::parse_global_args(&wallet_config, &wallet_args)
+		.expect("Can't read configuration file");
+	node_client.set_node_api_secret(global_wallet_args.node_api_secret.clone());
+
 	match node_client.clone().chain_height() {
 		Ok(h) => {
 			if h >= 262080 {
 				let err_str = "This version of grin-wallet is obsolete as of block 252080. Please download v2.0.0 from https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/releases";
 				error!("{}", err_str);
 				println!();
-				println!("**************");
+				println!("***************");
 				println!("{}", err_str);
-				println!("**************");
+				println!("***************");
 				println!("(You can still view your balances by disconnecting from the grin node, however you will not be able to transact until you upgrade)");
 				println!();
 				return 1;