diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.cpp b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/node.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         std::string getNetwork() override { return Params().NetworkIDString(); }
         void initLogging() override { InitLogging(); }
         void initParameterInteraction() override { InitParameterInteraction(); }
-        std::string getWarnings() override { return GetWarnings("gui"); }
+        std::string getWarnings() override { return GetWarnings(true); }
         bool baseInitialize(Config &config) override {
             return AppInitBasicSetup() && AppInitParameterInteraction(config) &&
                    AppInitSanityChecks() && AppInitLockDataDirectory();
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@
     }
     obj.pushKV("softforks", softforks);
 
-    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings("statusbar"));
+    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings(false));
     return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
     obj.pushKV("networkhashps", getnetworkhashps(config, request));
     obj.pushKV("pooledtx", uint64_t(mempool.size()));
     obj.pushKV("chain", config.GetChainParams().NetworkIDString());
-    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings("statusbar"));
+    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings(false));
 
     return obj;
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
         }
     }
     obj.pushKV("localaddresses", localAddresses);
-    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings("statusbar"));
+    obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings(false));
     return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp b/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         MultiAddTimeData(1, DEFAULT_MAX_TIME_ADJUSTMENT + 1);
     }
 
-    BOOST_CHECK(GetWarnings("gui").find("clock is wrong") != std::string::npos);
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetWarnings(true).find("clock is wrong") != std::string::npos);
 
     // nTimeOffset is not changed if the median of offsets exceeds
     // DEFAULT_MAX_TIME_ADJUSTMENT
diff --git a/src/warnings.h b/src/warnings.h
--- a/src/warnings.h
+++ b/src/warnings.h
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 /**
  * Format a string that describes several potential problems detected by the
  * core.
- * strFor can have three values:
- * - "statusbar": get all warnings
- * - "gui": get all warnings, translated (where possible) for GUI
+ * @param[in] verbose bool
+ * - if true, get all warnings, translated (where possible), separated by <hr />
+ * - if false, get the most important warning
+ * @returns the warning string
  * This function only returns the highest priority warning of the set selected
  * by strFor.
  */
-std::string GetWarnings(const std::string &strFor);
+std::string GetWarnings(bool verbose);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_WARNINGS_H
diff --git a/src/warnings.cpp b/src/warnings.cpp
--- a/src/warnings.cpp
+++ b/src/warnings.cpp
@@ -35,50 +35,53 @@
     fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound = flag;
 }
 
-std::string GetWarnings(const std::string &strFor) {
-    std::string strStatusBar;
-    std::string strGUI;
+std::string GetWarnings(bool verbose) {
+    std::string warnings_concise;
+    std::string warnings_verbose;
     const std::string uiAlertSeperator = "<hr />";
 
     LOCK(cs_warnings);
 
     if (!CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE) {
-        strStatusBar = "This is a pre-release test build - use at your own "
-                       "risk - do not use for mining or merchant applications";
-        strGUI = _("This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - "
-                   "do not use for mining or merchant applications")
-                     .translated;
+        warnings_concise =
+            "This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do not "
+            "use for mining or merchant applications";
+        warnings_verbose =
+            _("This is a pre-release test build - use at your own risk - do "
+              "not use for mining or merchant applications")
+                .translated;
     }
 
     // Misc warnings like out of disk space and clock is wrong
     if (strMiscWarning != "") {
-        strStatusBar = strMiscWarning;
-        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + strMiscWarning;
+        warnings_concise = strMiscWarning;
+        warnings_verbose +=
+            (warnings_verbose.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) + strMiscWarning;
     }
 
     if (fLargeWorkForkFound) {
-        strStatusBar = "Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! "
-                       "Some miners appear to be experiencing issues.";
-        strGUI += (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) +
-                  _("Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some "
-                    "miners appear to be experiencing issues.")
-                      .translated;
+        warnings_concise =
+            "Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some miners "
+            "appear to be experiencing issues.";
+        warnings_verbose +=
+            (warnings_verbose.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) +
+            _("Warning: The network does not appear to fully agree! Some "
+              "miners appear to be experiencing issues.")
+                .translated;
     } else if (fLargeWorkInvalidChainFound) {
-        strStatusBar = "Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our "
-                       "peers! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may "
-                       "need to upgrade.";
-        strGUI +=
-            (strGUI.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) +
+        warnings_concise =
+            "Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You may "
+            "need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.";
+        warnings_verbose +=
+            (warnings_verbose.empty() ? "" : uiAlertSeperator) +
             _("Warning: We do not appear to fully agree with our peers! You "
               "may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade.")
                 .translated;
     }
 
-    if (strFor == "gui") {
-        return strGUI;
-    } else if (strFor == "statusbar") {
-        return strStatusBar;
+    if (verbose) {
+        return warnings_verbose;
+    } else {
+        return warnings_concise;
     }
-    assert(!"GetWarnings(): invalid parameter");
-    return "error";
 }