diff --git a/backends/CLightningREST.ts b/backends/CLightningREST.ts
index 668d266d4..b14cd0155 100644
--- a/backends/CLightningREST.ts
+++ b/backends/CLightningREST.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import OpenChannelRequest from './../models/OpenChannelRequest';
 import VersionUtils from './../utils/VersionUtils';
 import Base64Utils from './../utils/Base64Utils';
 import { Hash as sha256Hash } from 'fast-sha256';
+import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 
 export default class CLightningREST extends LND {
     getHeaders = (macaroonHex: string): any => {
@@ -169,11 +170,14 @@ export default class CLightningREST extends LND {
     getNewAddress = () => this.getRequest('/v1/newaddr?addrType=bech32');
     openChannel = (data: OpenChannelRequest) => {
         let request: any;
+        const feeRate = `${new BigNumber(data.sat_per_vbyte)
+            .times(1000)
+            .toString()}perkb`;
         if (data.utxos && data.utxos.length > 0) {
             request = {
                 id: data.id,
                 satoshis: data.satoshis,
-                feeRate: data.sat_per_vbyte,
+                feeRate,
                 announce: !data.privateChannel ? 'true' : 'false',
                 minfConf: data.min_confs,
                 utxos: data.utxos
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ export default class CLightningREST extends LND {
             request = {
                 id: data.id,
                 satoshis: data.satoshis,
-                feeRate: data.sat_per_vbyte,
+                feeRate,
                 announce: !data.privateChannel ? 'true' : 'false',
                 minfConf: data.min_confs
             };
diff --git a/views/Channels/Channel.tsx b/views/Channels/Channel.tsx
index c724e1915..c1cccc5da 100644
--- a/views/Channels/Channel.tsx
+++ b/views/Channels/Channel.tsx
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ export default class ChannelView extends React.Component<
                             }
                         />
                     )}
-                    {(pendingOpen || pendingClose || closing) &&
+                    {(pendingOpen ||
+                        pendingClose ||
+                        closing ||
+                        !BackendUtils.isLNDBased()) &&
                         channel_point && (
                             <KeyValue
                                 keyValue={localeString(