diff --git a/channeldb/channel.go b/channeldb/channel.go
index 6d58f8ab5..764db9a72 100644
--- a/channeldb/channel.go
+++ b/channeldb/channel.go
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (c *OpenChannel) MarkAsOpen(openLoc lnwire.ShortChannelID) error {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	return c.Db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+	if err := c.Db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		chanBucket, err := updateChanBucket(tx, c.IdentityPub,
 			&c.FundingOutpoint, c.ChainHash)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -554,7 +554,14 @@ func (c *OpenChannel) MarkAsOpen(openLoc lnwire.ShortChannelID) error {
 		channel.ShortChanID = openLoc
 
 		return putOpenChannel(chanBucket, channel)
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.IsPending = false
+	c.ShortChanID = openLoc
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // MarkBorked marks the event when the channel as reached an irreconcilable
diff --git a/channeldb/channel_test.go b/channeldb/channel_test.go
index 4cf14c78f..e405f60d8 100644
--- a/channeldb/channel_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/channel_test.go
@@ -684,6 +684,16 @@ func TestFetchPendingChannels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to mark channel as open: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if pendingChannels[0].IsPending {
+		t.Fatalf("channel marked open should no longer be pending")
+	}
+
+	if pendingChannels[0].ShortChanID != chanOpenLoc {
+		t.Fatalf("channel opening height not updated: expected %v, "+
+			"got %v", spew.Sdump(pendingChannels[0].ShortChanID),
+			chanOpenLoc)
+	}
+
 	// Next, we'll re-fetch the channel to ensure that the open height was
 	// properly set.
 	openChans, err := cdb.FetchAllChannels()