diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index e1e2a198..4f7df2d3 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -206,26 +206,27 @@ bool simple_wallet::viewkey(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector
 
 bool simple_wallet::seed(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector<std::string>()*/)
 {
+  bool success =  false;
   std::string electrum_words;
 
-  if (m_wallet->get_seed_language().empty())
+  if (m_wallet->is_deterministic())
   {
-    std::string mnemonic_language = get_mnemonic_language();
-    m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
+    if (m_wallet->get_seed_language().empty())
+    {
+      std::string mnemonic_language = get_mnemonic_language();
+      m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
+    }
+
+    success = m_wallet->get_seed(electrum_words);
   }
 
-  bool success = m_wallet->get_seed(electrum_words);
-  
   if (success) 
   {
-    success_msg_writer(true) << "\nPLEASE NOTE: the following 25 words can be used to recover access to your wallet. Please write them down and store them somewhere safe and secure. Please do not store them in your email or on file storage services outside of your immediate control.\n";
-    boost::replace_nth(electrum_words, " ", 15, "\n");
-    boost::replace_nth(electrum_words, " ", 7, "\n");    
-    std::cout << electrum_words << std::endl;      
+    print_seed(electrum_words);
   }
   else
   {
-      fail_msg_writer() << "The wallet is non-deterministic. Cannot display seed.";
+    fail_msg_writer() << "The wallet is non-deterministic. Cannot display seed.";
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -511,9 +512,11 @@ bool simple_wallet::new_wallet(const std::string &wallet_file, const std::string
     crypto::ElectrumWords::get_is_old_style_seed(m_electrum_seed));
 
   std::string mnemonic_language = old_language;
-  // Ask for seed language if it is not a wallet restore or if it was a deprecated wallet
-  // that was earlier used before this restore.
-  if (!m_restore_deterministic_wallet || was_deprecated_wallet)
+  // Ask for seed language if:
+  // it's a deterministic wallet AND
+  // (it is not a wallet restore OR if it was a deprecated wallet
+  // that was earlier used before this restore)
+  if ((!two_random) && (!m_restore_deterministic_wallet || was_deprecated_wallet))
   {
     if (was_deprecated_wallet)
     {
@@ -583,18 +586,28 @@ bool simple_wallet::open_wallet(const string &wallet_file, const std::string& pa
       << m_wallet->get_account().get_public_address_str(m_wallet->testnet());
     // If the wallet file is deprecated, we should ask for mnemonic language again and store
     // everything in the new format.
-    if (!m_non_deterministic && m_wallet->is_deprecated())
+    // NOTE: this is_deprecated() refers to the wallet file format before becoming JSON. It does not refer to the "old english" seed words form of "deprecated" used elsewhere.
+    if (m_wallet->is_deprecated())
     {
-      message_writer(epee::log_space::console_color_green, false) << "\nYou had been using " <<
-        "a deprecated version of the wallet. Please proceed to upgrade your wallet.\n";
-      std::string mnemonic_language = get_mnemonic_language();
-      m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
-      m_wallet->rewrite(m_wallet_file, password);
+      if (m_wallet->is_deterministic())
+      {
+        message_writer(epee::log_space::console_color_green, false) << "\nYou had been using " <<
+          "a deprecated version of the wallet. Please proceed to upgrade your wallet.\n";
+        std::string mnemonic_language = get_mnemonic_language();
+        m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
+        m_wallet->rewrite(m_wallet_file, password);
 
-      // Display the seed
-      std::string seed;
-      m_wallet->get_seed(seed);
-      print_seed(seed);
+        // Display the seed
+        std::string seed;
+        m_wallet->get_seed(seed);
+        print_seed(seed);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        message_writer(epee::log_space::console_color_green, false) << "\nYou had been using " <<
+          "a deprecated version of the wallet. Your wallet file format is being upgraded now.\n";
+          m_wallet->rewrite(m_wallet_file, password);
+      }
     }
   }
   catch (const std::exception& e)
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 066b006b..163e19df 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -89,8 +89,23 @@ void wallet2::init(const std::string& daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transaction
   m_daemon_address = daemon_address;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool wallet2::is_deterministic()
+{
+  crypto::secret_key second;
+  keccak((uint8_t *)&get_account().get_keys().m_spend_secret_key, sizeof(crypto::secret_key), (uint8_t *)&second, sizeof(crypto::secret_key));
+  sc_reduce32((uint8_t *)&second);
+  bool keys_deterministic = memcmp(second.data,get_account().get_keys().m_view_secret_key.data, sizeof(crypto::secret_key)) == 0;
+  return keys_deterministic;
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::get_seed(std::string& electrum_words)
 {
+  bool keys_deterministic = is_deterministic();
+  if (!keys_deterministic)
+  {
+    std::cout << "This is not a deterministic wallet" << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
   if (seed_language.empty())
   {
     std::cout << "seed_language not set" << std::endl;
@@ -99,12 +114,7 @@ bool wallet2::get_seed(std::string& electrum_words)
 
   crypto::ElectrumWords::bytes_to_words(get_account().get_keys().m_spend_secret_key, electrum_words, seed_language);
 
-  crypto::secret_key second;
-  keccak((uint8_t *)&get_account().get_keys().m_spend_secret_key, sizeof(crypto::secret_key), (uint8_t *)&second, sizeof(crypto::secret_key));
-
-  sc_reduce32((uint8_t *)&second);
-  
-  return memcmp(second.data,get_account().get_keys().m_view_secret_key.data, sizeof(crypto::secret_key)) == 0;
+  return true;
 }
 /*!
  * \brief Gets the seed language
@@ -476,8 +486,11 @@ bool wallet2::store_keys(const std::string& keys_file_name, const std::string& p
   rapidjson::Value value(rapidjson::kStringType);
   value.SetString(account_data.c_str(), account_data.length());
   json.AddMember("key_data", value, json.GetAllocator());
-  value.SetString(seed_language.c_str(), seed_language.length());
-  json.AddMember("seed_language", value, json.GetAllocator());
+  if (!seed_language.empty())
+  {
+    value.SetString(seed_language.c_str(), seed_language.length());
+    json.AddMember("seed_language", value, json.GetAllocator());
+  }
 
   // Serialize the JSON object
   rapidjson::StringBuffer buffer;
@@ -543,8 +556,11 @@ void wallet2::load_keys(const std::string& keys_file_name, const std::string& pa
   {
     account_data = std::string(json["key_data"].GetString(), json["key_data"].GetString() +
       json["key_data"].GetStringLength());
-    set_seed_language(std::string(json["seed_language"].GetString(), json["seed_language"].GetString() +
-      json["seed_language"].GetStringLength()));
+    if (json.HasMember("seed_language"))
+    {
+      set_seed_language(std::string(json["seed_language"].GetString(), json["seed_language"].GetString() +
+        json["seed_language"].GetStringLength()));
+    }
   }
 
   const cryptonote::account_keys& keys = m_account.get_keys();
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index bcd7ce6f..f22c5d79 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ namespace tools
     i_wallet2_callback* callback() const { return m_callback; }
     void callback(i_wallet2_callback* callback) { m_callback = callback; }
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Checks if deterministic wallet
+     */
+    bool is_deterministic();
     bool get_seed(std::string& electrum_words);
     /*!
      * \brief Gets the seed language