diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
index 287641142d6848..14e481f4328ba9 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -147,7 +147,37 @@ def _test_getblockchaininfo(self):
         # should have exact keys
         assert_equal(sorted(res.keys()), keys)
 
-        self.restart_node(0, ['-stopatheight=207', '-prune=550', '-txindex=0'])
+        self.stop_node(0)
+        self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(
+            extra_args=['-testactivationheight=name@2'],
+            expected_msg='Error: Invalid name (name@2) for -testactivationheight=name@height.',
+        )
+        self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(
+            extra_args=['-testactivationheight=bip34@-2'],
+            expected_msg='Error: Invalid height value (bip34@-2) for -testactivationheight=name@height.',
+        )
+        self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(
+            extra_args=['-testactivationheight='],
+            expected_msg='Error: Invalid format () for -testactivationheight=name@height.',
+        )
+        self.start_node(0, extra_args=[
+            '-stopatheight=207',
+            '-prune=550',
+            '-txindex=0',
+            '-testactivationheight=bip34@2',
+            '-testactivationheight=dersig@3',
+            '-testactivationheight=cltv@4',
+            '-testactivationheight=csv@5',
+            '-testactivationheight=bip147@6',
+            '-testactivationheight=dip0001@10',
+            '-dip3params=411:511',
+            '-testactivationheight=dip0008@12',
+            '-testactivationheight=dip0024@13',
+            '-testactivationheight=brr@14',
+            '-testactivationheight=v20@901',
+            '-testactivationheight=mn_rr@902',
+        ])
+
         res = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()
         # result should have these additional pruning keys if prune=550
         assert_equal(sorted(res.keys()), sorted(['pruneheight', 'automatic_pruning', 'prune_target_size'] + keys))
@@ -159,20 +189,20 @@ def _test_getblockchaininfo(self):
         assert_equal(res['prune_target_size'], 576716800)
         assert_greater_than(res['size_on_disk'], 0)
         assert_equal(res['softforks'], {
-            'bip34': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'bip66': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'bip65': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'bip147': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'csv': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'dip0001': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'dip0003': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 432},
-            'dip0008': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
+            'bip34': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 2},
+            'bip66': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 3},
+            'bip65': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 4},
+            'csv': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 5},
+            'bip147': {'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 6},
+            'dip0001': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 10},
+            'dip0003': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 411},
+            'dip0008': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 12},
             'dip0020': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'dip0024': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
-            'realloc': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 1},
+            'dip0024': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 13},
+            'realloc': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': True, 'height': 14},
             'v19': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 900},
-            'v20': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 900},
-            'mn_rr': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 900},
+            'v20': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 901},
+            'mn_rr': { 'type': 'buried', 'active': False, 'height': 902},
             'withdrawals': {
                 'type': 'bip9',
                 'bip9': {