diff --git a/cli/options/options.go b/cli/options/options.go
index 568106e63..19420db0f 100644
--- a/cli/options/options.go
+++ b/cli/options/options.go
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ const RPCEndpointFlag = "rpc-endpoint"
 
 // Network is a set of flags for choosing the network to operate on
 // (privnet/mainnet/testnet).
-var Network = []cli.Flag{
-	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "privnet, p"},
-	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "mainnet, m"},
-	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "testnet, t"},
-}
+var Network = RPC[2:]
 
 // RPC is a set of flags used for RPC connections (endpoint and timeout).
 var RPC = []cli.Flag{
@@ -35,9 +31,12 @@ var RPC = []cli.Flag{
 		Usage: "RPC node address",
 	},
 	cli.DurationFlag{
-		Name:  "timeout, t",
+		Name:  "timeout, s",
 		Usage: "Timeout for the operation (10 seconds by default)",
 	},
+	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "privnet, p"},
+	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "mainnet, m"},
+	cli.BoolFlag{Name: "testnet, t"},
 }
 
 var errNoEndpoint = errors.New("no RPC endpoint specified, use option '--" + RPCEndpointFlag + "' or '-r'")
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func GetRPCClient(gctx context.Context, ctx *cli.Context) (*client.Client, cli.E
 	if len(endpoint) == 0 {
 		return nil, cli.NewExitError(errNoEndpoint, 1)
 	}
-	c, err := client.New(gctx, endpoint, client.Options{})
+	c, err := client.New(gctx, endpoint, client.Options{Network: GetNetwork(ctx)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/client.go b/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
index 1f2c1cad2..a5110b29c 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/request"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/response"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	CACert         string
 	DialTimeout    time.Duration
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration
+	Network        netmode.Magic
 }
 
 // cache stores cache values for the RPC client methods
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/doc_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client/doc_test.go
index 496ca8d4d..e3db66617 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/doc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/doc_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/client"
 )
 
 func Example() {
 	endpoint := "http://seed5.bridgeprotocol.io:10332"
-	opts := client.Options{}
+	opts := client.Options{Network: netmode.MainNet}
 
 	c, err := client.New(context.TODO(), endpoint, opts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
index e7102c8bf..b0bb369cc 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/state"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
@@ -1112,7 +1113,7 @@ func testRPCClient(t *testing.T, newClient func(context.Context, string, Options
 					defer srv.Close()
 
 					endpoint := srv.URL
-					opts := Options{}
+					opts := Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet}
 					c, err := newClient(context.TODO(), endpoint, opts)
 					if err != nil {
 						t.Fatal(err)
@@ -1136,7 +1137,7 @@ func testRPCClient(t *testing.T, newClient func(context.Context, string, Options
 		defer srv.Close()
 
 		endpoint := srv.URL
-		opts := Options{}
+		opts := Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet}
 		c, err := newClient(context.TODO(), endpoint, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/wsclient_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client/wsclient_test.go
index 95094d7af..a69c09cdd 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/wsclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/wsclient_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/request"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func TestWSClientClose(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := initTestServer(t, "")
 	defer srv.Close()
-	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wsc.Close()
 }
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func TestWSClientSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 				srv := initTestServer(t, `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "result": "55aaff00"}`)
 				defer srv.Close()
-				wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+				wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				id, err := f(wsc)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func TestWSClientSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 				srv := initTestServer(t, `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "error":{"code":-32602,"message":"Invalid Params"}}`)
 				defer srv.Close()
-				wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+				wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				_, err = f(wsc)
 				require.Error(t, err)
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func TestWSClientUnsubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			srv := initTestServer(t, rc.response)
 			defer srv.Close()
-			wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+			wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			rc.code(t, wsc)
 		})
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func TestWSClientEvents(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}))
 
-	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for range events {
 		select {
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func TestWSExecutionVMStateCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	// Will answer successfully if request slips through.
 	srv := initTestServer(t, `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "result": "55aaff00"}`)
 	defer srv.Close()
-	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+	wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	filter := "NONE"
 	_, err = wsc.SubscribeForTransactionExecutions(&filter)
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ func TestWSFilteredSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}))
 			defer srv.Close()
-			wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+			wsc, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			c.clientCode(t, wsc)
 			wsc.Close()
@@ -304,11 +305,11 @@ func TestNewWS(t *testing.T) {
 	defer srv.Close()
 
 	t.Run("good", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{})
+		_, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), httpURLtoWS(srv.URL), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 	t.Run("bad URL", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), strings.Trim(srv.URL, "http://"), Options{})
+		_, err := NewWS(context.TODO(), strings.Trim(srv.URL, "http://"), Options{Network: netmode.UnitTestNet})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 }