diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index e2482af..2b6ad4d 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
     function OnBlockchainSynced(syncedCallback){
 
         var checkSynced = function(displayNotSynced){
-            _this.daemon.cmd('getblocktemplate', [], function(results){
+            _this.daemon.cmd('getblocktemplate', [{"capabilities": [ "coinbasetxn", "workid", "coinbase/append" ], "rules": [ "segwit" ]}], function(results){
                 var synced = results.every(function(r){
                     return !r.error || r.error.code !== -10;
                 });
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
 
     function GetBlockTemplate(callback){
         _this.daemon.cmd('getblocktemplate',
-            [{"capabilities": [ "coinbasetxn", "workid", "coinbase/append" ]}],
+            [{"capabilities": [ "coinbasetxn", "workid", "coinbase/append" ], "rules": [ "segwit" ]}],
             function(result){
                 if (result.error){
                     emitErrorLog('getblocktemplate call failed for daemon instance ' +