diff --git a/include/xrpl/protocol/Rules.h b/include/xrpl/protocol/Rules.h
index 11ca8eb72a..88f7f381b4 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/protocol/Rules.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/protocol/Rules.h
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
+/** Check whether a feature is enabled in the current ledger rules
+ *
+ * @param feature The feature to be tested.
+ * @param resultIfNoRules What to return if called from outside a Transactor context.
+ */
 bool
-isFeatureEnabled(uint256 const& feature);
+isFeatureEnabled(uint256 const& feature, bool resultIfNoRules = false);
 
 class DigestAwareReadView;
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/protocol/Rules.cpp b/src/libxrpl/protocol/Rules.cpp
index fd54a1eff2..a32d73021a 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/protocol/Rules.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/protocol/Rules.cpp
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ Rules::operator!=(Rules const& other) const
 }
 
 bool
-isFeatureEnabled(uint256 const& feature)
+isFeatureEnabled(uint256 const& feature, bool resultIfNoRules)
 {
     auto const& rules = getCurrentTransactionRules();
-    return rules && rules->enabled(feature);
+    if (!rules)
+        return resultIfNoRules;
+    return rules->enabled(feature);
 }
 
 }  // namespace xrpl
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/InvariantCheck.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/InvariantCheck.cpp
index 17a83a1b56..d2fa073692 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/InvariantCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/InvariantCheck.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ NoZeroEscrow::visitEntry(
             bad_ = true;
     };
 
-    bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3);
+    bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3, true);
 
     if (after && after->getType() == ltMPTOKEN_ISSUANCE)
     {
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ NoXRPTrustLines::visitEntry(
     std::shared_ptr<SLE const> const&,
     std::shared_ptr<SLE const> const& after)
 {
-    bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3);
+    bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3, true);
 
     if (after && after->getType() == ltRIPPLE_STATE)
     {
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ NoDeepFreezeTrustLinesWithoutFreeze::visitEntry(
 {
     if (after && after->getType() == ltRIPPLE_STATE)
     {
-        bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3);
+        bool const overwriteFixEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(fixSecurity3_1_3, true);
 
         std::uint32_t const uFlags = after->getFieldU32(sfFlags);
         bool const lowFreeze = (uFlags & lsfLowFreeze) != 0u;