<p>No, only new addresses are used for change. </p>

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2014-05-17T06:16:30.667Z
2014-05-17T06:16:30.667Z
user13413
<p>Only if you manually select the imported key's address as a change address in Coin Control.</p>

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2014-06-10T07:44:57.187Z
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ioihyiouy
<p>Let's say I import a paper wallet's private key into my Bitcoin-Qt client.  I then manually sweep the entire balance from that private key to a different Bitcoin-Qt private key/address with a new transaction.</p>

<p>Will Bitcoin-Qt ever send change from a future transaction to the paper wallet's imported private key?</p>

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Would Bitcoin-Qt ever use an imported private key's public key as a future change address?
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# Would Bitcoin-Qt ever use an imported private key's public key as a future change address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-17)

Let's say I import a paper wallet's private key into my Bitcoin-Qt client. I then manually sweep the entire balance from that private key to a different Bitcoin-Qt private key/address with a new transaction.

Will Bitcoin-Qt ever send change from a future transaction to the paper wallet's imported private key?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, import


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, only new addresses are used for change.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-10. Score: 1

Only if you manually select the imported key's address as a change address in Coin Control.


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