diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
index afd2af55f2d3..56c6861415cc 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ static double GetSimulatedErrorRate(const std::string& type)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static bool ShouldSimulateError(const std::string& type)
+bool CDKGSession::ShouldSimulateError(const std::string& type)
 {
+    if (params.type != Consensus::LLMQType::LLMQ_TEST) {
+        return false;
+    }
     double rate = GetSimulatedErrorRate(type);
     return GetRandBool(rate);
 }
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
index e0a647f07584..7c2863ff70ec 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ class CDKGSession
 
 public:
     CDKGMember* GetMember(const uint256& proTxHash) const;
+
+private:
+    bool ShouldSimulateError(const std::string& type);
 };
 
 void SetSimulatedDKGErrorRate(const std::string& type, double rate);