diff --git a/logic/lightning.js b/logic/lightning.js
index b9128ed..b0483c5 100644
--- a/logic/lightning.js
+++ b/logic/lightning.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ function decodePaymentRequest(paymentRequest) {
 // generate our own unused address and then feed that into the existing call. Then we add an extra 10 sats per
 // feerateSatPerByte. This is because the actual cost is slightly more than the default one output estimate.
 async function estimateChannelOpenFee(amt, confTarget, sweep) {
+
+  // TODO: Make this work with spend_unconfirmed
+
   const address = (await generateAddress()).address;
   const baseFeeEstimate = await estimateFee(address, amt, confTarget, sweep);
 
diff --git a/services/lnd.js b/services/lnd.js
index 1cac962..99122cb 100644
--- a/services/lnd.js
+++ b/services/lnd.js
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ function openChannel(pubKey, amt, satPerByte) {
   const rpcPayload = {
     node_pubkey_string: pubKey,
     local_funding_amount: amt,
+    spend_unconfirmed: true,
   };
 
   if (satPerByte) {