diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
index e2b6f232..35819dd3 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ bool blockchain_storage::init(const std::string& config_folder, bool testnet)
 {
   CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_blockchain_lock);
   m_config_folder = config_folder;
+  m_testnet = testnet;
   LOG_PRINT_L0("Loading blockchain...");
   const std::string filename = m_config_folder + "/" CRYPTONOTE_BLOCKCHAINDATA_FILENAME;
   if(tools::unserialize_obj_from_file(*this, filename))
@@ -1833,7 +1834,7 @@ bool blockchain_storage::update_checkpoints(const std::string& file_path, bool c
   else if (check_dns)
   {
     checkpoints dns_points;
-    cryptonote::load_checkpoints_from_dns(dns_points);
+    cryptonote::load_checkpoints_from_dns(dns_points, m_testnet);
     if (m_checkpoints.check_for_conflicts(dns_points))
     {
       check_against_checkpoints(dns_points, false);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.h b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.h
index 1bfdf7bd..55f54d13 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain_storage.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     std::atomic<bool> m_is_blockchain_storing;
 
     bool m_enforce_dns_checkpoints;
+    bool m_testnet;
 
     bool switch_to_alternative_blockchain(std::list<blocks_ext_by_hash::iterator>& alt_chain, bool discard_disconnected_chain);
     bool pop_block_from_blockchain();
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
index 31ae9655..9a21baac 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bool load_checkpoints_from_json(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints, std::strin
   return true;
 }
 
-bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints)
+bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints, bool testnet)
 {
   // All four MoneroPulse domains have DNSSEC on and valid
   static const std::vector<std::string> dns_urls = { "checkpoints.moneropulse.se"
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints)
 						   , "checkpoints.moneropulse.net"
 						   , "checkpoints.moneropulse.co"
   };
+
+  static const std::vector<std::string> testnet_dns_urls = { "testpoints.moneropulse.se"
+							   , "testpoints.moneropulse.org"
+							   , "testpoints.moneropulse.net"
+							   , "testpoints.moneropulse.co"
+  };
   bool avail, valid;
   std::vector<std::string> records;
 
@@ -131,7 +137,14 @@ bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints)
   size_t cur_index = first_index;
   do
   {
-    records = tools::DNSResolver::instance().get_txt_record(dns_urls[cur_index], avail, valid);
+    if (testnet)
+    {
+      records = tools::DNSResolver::instance().get_txt_record(testnet_dns_urls[cur_index], avail, valid);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      records = tools::DNSResolver::instance().get_txt_record(dns_urls[cur_index], avail, valid);
+    }
     if (records.size() == 0 || (avail && !valid))
     {
       cur_index++;
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.h b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.h
index 569d437c..8422e2b3 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   bool create_checkpoints(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints);
 
   bool load_checkpoints_from_json(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints, std::string json_hashfile_fullpath);
-  bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints);
+  bool load_checkpoints_from_dns(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints, bool testnet = false);
   bool load_new_checkpoints(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints, std::string json_hashfile_fullpath);
 
 }  // namespace cryptonote