diff --git a/channeldb/payment_control.go b/channeldb/payment_control.go
index b5c57a9fe..2f22d4c77 100644
--- a/channeldb/payment_control.go
+++ b/channeldb/payment_control.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ var (
 	// already "in flight" on the network.
 	ErrPaymentInFlight = errors.New("payment is in transition")
 
+	// ErrPaymentExists is returned when we try to initialize an already
+	// existing payment that is not failed.
+	ErrPaymentExists = errors.New("payment already exists")
+
 	// ErrPaymentNotInitiated is returned if the payment wasn't initiated.
 	ErrPaymentNotInitiated = errors.New("payment isn't initiated")
 
@@ -148,10 +152,15 @@ func (p *PaymentControl) InitPayment(paymentHash lntypes.Hash,
 		// retrying the payment or return a specific error.
 		case err == nil:
 			switch paymentStatus {
-
 			// We allow retrying failed payments.
 			case StatusFailed:
 
+			// We already have payment creation info for this
+			// payment so we won't allow creating a duplicate one.
+			case StatusInitiated:
+				updateErr = ErrPaymentExists
+				return nil
+
 			// We already have an InFlight payment on the network.
 			// We will disallow any new payments.
 			case StatusInFlight:
@@ -727,6 +736,9 @@ func ensureInFlight(payment *MPPayment) error {
 	paymentStatus := payment.Status
 
 	switch {
+	// Newly created payment is also inflight.
+	case paymentStatus == StatusInitiated:
+		return nil
 
 	// The payment was indeed InFlight.
 	case paymentStatus == StatusInFlight:
diff --git a/channeldb/payment_status.go b/channeldb/payment_status.go
index f4b69c42c..38ef5a047 100644
--- a/channeldb/payment_status.go
+++ b/channeldb/payment_status.go
@@ -7,22 +7,29 @@ const (
 	// NOTE: PaymentStatus = 0 was previously used for status unknown and
 	// is now deprecated.
 
+	// StatusInitiated is the status where a payment has just been
+	// initiated.
+	StatusInitiated PaymentStatus = 1
+
 	// StatusInFlight is the status where a payment has been initiated, but
 	// a response has not been received.
-	StatusInFlight PaymentStatus = 1
+	StatusInFlight PaymentStatus = 2
 
 	// StatusSucceeded is the status where a payment has been initiated and
 	// the payment was completed successfully.
-	StatusSucceeded PaymentStatus = 2
+	StatusSucceeded PaymentStatus = 3
 
 	// StatusFailed is the status where a payment has been initiated and a
 	// failure result has come back.
-	StatusFailed PaymentStatus = 3
+	StatusFailed PaymentStatus = 4
 )
 
 // String returns readable representation of payment status.
 func (ps PaymentStatus) String() string {
 	switch ps {
+	case StatusInitiated:
+		return "Initiated"
+
 	case StatusInFlight:
 		return "In Flight"
 
diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
index ccdaa5c58..683e5663d 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
@@ -446,10 +446,17 @@ func (s *Server) SendToRouteV2(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	// Transform user errors to grpc code.
-	if err == channeldb.ErrPaymentInFlight ||
-		err == channeldb.ErrAlreadyPaid {
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, channeldb.ErrPaymentExists):
+		fallthrough
 
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.AlreadyExists, err.Error())
+	case errors.Is(err, channeldb.ErrPaymentInFlight):
+		fallthrough
+
+	case errors.Is(err, channeldb.ErrAlreadyPaid):
+		return nil, status.Error(
+			codes.AlreadyExists, err.Error(),
+		)
 	}
 
 	return nil, err
diff --git a/routing/router.go b/routing/router.go
index 48c4a9d26..4765257ef 100644
--- a/routing/router.go
+++ b/routing/router.go
@@ -2276,7 +2276,8 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) sendToRoute(htlcHash lntypes.Hash, rt *route.Route,
 	switch {
 	// If this is an MPP attempt and the hash is already registered with
 	// the database, we can go on to launch the shard.
-	case err == channeldb.ErrPaymentInFlight && mpp != nil:
+	case mpp != nil && errors.Is(err, channeldb.ErrPaymentInFlight):
+	case mpp != nil && errors.Is(err, channeldb.ErrPaymentExists):
 
 	// Any other error is not tolerated.
 	case err != nil: