diff --git a/lib/wallet/rpc.js b/lib/wallet/rpc.js
index aef5fea3..37e2d0d7 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/rpc.js
@@ -756,7 +756,12 @@ RPC.prototype.importAddress = async function importAddress(args, help) {
     addr = parseAddress(addr, this.network);
   }
 
-  await wallet.importAddress(0, addr);
+  try {
+    await wallet.importAddress(0, addr);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.message !== 'Address already exists.')
+      throw err;
+  }
 
   if (rescan)
     await this.wdb.rescan(0);