diff --git a/bin/localstate.pl b/bin/localstate.pl
index 8c2c01c3078a30b2b3036dca6d9ea55ec80c6530..d8e1f3d6f15ecea2ddfec042fd9ffcf9287934b2 100755
--- a/bin/localstate.pl
+++ b/bin/localstate.pl
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ sub     rpc
     return  $json->{'result'};
 }
 
+my	$netversion		=   rpc( $libbfa, 'net_version' );
+if ( $netversion )
+{
+	printf "Running on network number %s\n", $netversion;
+}
 ### syncing ?
 my      $syncing                =   rpc( $libbfa, 'eth_syncing' );
 if ( $syncing )