diff --git a/lnwallet/channel.go b/lnwallet/channel.go
index 067e7375..2c3cfc89 100644
--- a/lnwallet/channel.go
+++ b/lnwallet/channel.go
@@ -1671,7 +1671,8 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) restoreStateLogs(
 		// entry within the updateLog, so we'll just apply it and move
 		// on.
 		if feeUpdate, ok := logUpdate.UpdateMsg.(*lnwire.UpdateFee); ok {
-			lc.pendingAckFeeUpdate = &feeUpdate.FeePerKw
+			newFeeRate := btcutil.Amount(feeUpdate.FeePerKw)
+			lc.pendingAckFeeUpdate = &newFeeRate
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -2827,7 +2828,7 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) createCommitDiff(
 		logUpdates = append(logUpdates, channeldb.LogUpdate{
 			UpdateMsg: &lnwire.UpdateFee{
 				ChanID:   chanID,
-				FeePerKw: *lc.pendingFeeUpdate,
+				FeePerKw: uint32(*lc.pendingFeeUpdate),
 			},
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/lnwallet/channel_test.go b/lnwallet/channel_test.go
index b8b603dc..a53a7c15 100644
--- a/lnwallet/channel_test.go
+++ b/lnwallet/channel_test.go
@@ -3498,9 +3498,9 @@ func TestChannelRetransmissionFeeUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// The fee should match exactly the new fee update we applied above.
-	if retransFeeMsg.FeePerKw != newFeeRate {
+	if retransFeeMsg.FeePerKw != uint32(newFeeRate) {
 		t.Fatalf("fee update doesn't match: expected %v, got %v",
-			newFeeRate, retransFeeMsg)
+			uint32(newFeeRate), retransFeeMsg)
 	}
 
 	// The second, should be a CommitSig message, and be identical to the