diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 9fa327cbb..9be64b775 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, "RPC method is only for websockets: "+request.Method))
 			return
 		}
-		args, err := jsonParamsToArgs(rpcFunc, request.Params, 0)
+		args, err := jsonParamsToArgsRPC(rpcFunc, request.Params)
 		if err != nil {
 			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, fmt.Sprintf("Error converting json params to arguments: %v", err.Error())))
 			return
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 // Convert a []interface{} OR a map[string]interface{} to properly typed values
 //
-// argsOffset is used in jsonParamsToArgsWS, where len(rpcFunc.args) != len(rpcFunc.argNames).
+// argsOffset should be 0 for RPC calls, and 1 for WS requests, where len(rpcFunc.args) != len(rpcFunc.argNames).
 // Example:
 //   rpcFunc.args = [rpctypes.WSRPCContext string]
 //   rpcFunc.argNames = ["arg"]
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ func jsonParamsToArgs(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, paramsI interface{}, argsOffset int) ([]
 	return values, nil
 }
 
+// Convert a []interface{} OR a map[string]interface{} to properly typed values
+func jsonParamsToArgsRPC(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, paramsI interface{}) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+	return jsonParamsToArgs(rpcFunc, paramsI, 0)
+}
+
 // Same as above, but with the first param the websocket connection
 func jsonParamsToArgsWS(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, paramsI interface{}, wsCtx types.WSRPCContext) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
 	values, err := jsonParamsToArgs(rpcFunc, paramsI, 1)
@@ -494,7 +499,7 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) readRoutine() {
 				wsCtx := types.WSRPCContext{Request: request, WSRPCConnection: wsc}
 				args, err = jsonParamsToArgsWS(rpcFunc, request.Params, wsCtx)
 			} else {
-				args, err = jsonParamsToArgs(rpcFunc, request.Params, 0)
+				args, err = jsonParamsToArgsRPC(rpcFunc, request.Params)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, err.Error()))