diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/bitcoin/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/bitcoin/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
index 74658b44..70dce259 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/bitcoin/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/bitcoin/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import com.google.bitcoin.core.Transaction;
 import com.google.bitcoin.core.TransactionConfidence;
 import com.google.bitcoin.core.TransactionOutput;
 import com.google.bitcoin.core.Wallet;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -30,10 +32,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 
 /**
- * The default risk analysis. Currently, it only is concerned with whether a tx/dependency is non-final or not. Outside
- * of specialised protocols you should not encounter non-final transactions.
+ * <p>The default risk analysis. Currently, it only is concerned with whether a tx/dependency is non-final or not, and
+ * whether a tx/dependency violates the dust rules. Outside of specialised protocols you should not encounter non-final
+ * transactions.</p>
  */
 public class DefaultRiskAnalysis implements RiskAnalysis {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultRiskAnalysis.class);
+
     protected final Transaction tx;
     protected final List<Transaction> dependencies;
     protected final Wallet wallet;
@@ -84,21 +89,14 @@ public class DefaultRiskAnalysis implements RiskAnalysis {
         return Result.OK;
     }
 
-    private Result analyzeIsStandard() {
-        if (!wallet.getNetworkParameters().getId().equals(NetworkParameters.ID_MAINNET))
-            return Result.OK;
-
-        nonStandard = isStandard(tx);
-        if (nonStandard != null)
-            return Result.NON_STANDARD;
-
-        for (Transaction dep : dependencies) {
-            nonStandard = isStandard(dep);
-            if (nonStandard != null)
-                return Result.NON_STANDARD;
-        }
-
-        return Result.OK;
+    /**
+     * The reason a transaction is considered non-standard, returned by
+     * {@link #isStandard(com.google.bitcoin.core.Transaction)}.
+     */
+    public enum RuleViolation {
+        NONE,
+        VERSION,
+        DUST
     }
 
     /**
@@ -106,19 +104,47 @@ public class DefaultRiskAnalysis implements RiskAnalysis {
      * functions.</p>
      *
      * <p>Note that this method currently only implements a minimum of checks. More to be added later.</p>
-     *
-     * @return Either null if the transaction is standard, or the first transaction found which is considered nonstandard
      */
-    public Transaction isStandard(Transaction tx) {
-        if (tx.getVersion() > 1 || tx.getVersion() < 1)
-            return tx;
-
-        for (TransactionOutput output : tx.getOutputs()) {
-            if (output.getMinNonDustValue().compareTo(output.getValue()) > 0)
-                return tx;
+    public static RuleViolation isStandard(Transaction tx) {
+        // TODO: Finish this function off.
+        if (tx.getVersion() > 1 || tx.getVersion() < 1) {
+            log.warn("TX considered non-standard due to unknown version number {}", tx.getVersion());
+            return RuleViolation.VERSION;
         }
 
-        return null;
+        final List<TransactionOutput> outputs = tx.getOutputs();
+        for (int i = 0; i < outputs.size(); i++) {
+            TransactionOutput output = outputs.get(i);
+            if (output.getMinNonDustValue().compareTo(output.getValue()) > 0) {
+                log.warn("TX considered non-standard due to output {} being dusty", i);
+                return RuleViolation.DUST;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return RuleViolation.NONE;
+    }
+
+    private Result analyzeIsStandard() {
+        // The IsStandard rules don't apply on testnet, because they're just a safety mechanism and we don't want to
+        // crush innovation with valueless test coins.
+        if (!wallet.getNetworkParameters().getId().equals(NetworkParameters.ID_MAINNET))
+            return Result.OK;
+
+        RuleViolation ruleViolation = isStandard(tx);
+        if (ruleViolation != RuleViolation.NONE) {
+            nonStandard = tx;
+            return Result.NON_STANDARD;
+        }
+
+        for (Transaction dep : dependencies) {
+            ruleViolation = isStandard(dep);
+            if (ruleViolation != RuleViolation.NONE) {
+                nonStandard = dep;
+                return Result.NON_STANDARD;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Result.OK;
     }
 
     /** Returns the transaction that was found to be non-standard, or null. */