diff --git a/contrib/requirements/requirements.txt b/contrib/requirements/requirements.txt
index 8c308dfe2..d6aeb0154 100644
--- a/contrib/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/contrib/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 qrcode
 protobuf>=3.12
 qdarkstyle<2.9
-aiorpcx>=0.18,<0.19
+aiorpcx>=0.18.7,<0.19
 aiohttp>=3.3.0,<4.0.0
 aiohttp_socks>=0.3
 certifi
diff --git a/run_electrum b/run_electrum
index 7af9a3c89..034842005 100755
--- a/run_electrum
+++ b/run_electrum
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ def check_imports():
         import aiorpcx
     except ImportError as e:
         sys.exit(f"Error: {str(e)}. Try 'sudo python3 -m pip install <module-name>'")
+    if not ((0, 18, 7) <= aiorpcx._version < (0, 19)):
+        raise RuntimeError(f'aiorpcX version {aiorpcx._version} does not match required: 0.18.7<=ver<0.19')
     # the following imports are for pyinstaller
     from google.protobuf import descriptor
     from google.protobuf import message