diff --git a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
index 5b0df5948..6981ae63c 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ type BitcoindNotifier struct {
 	started int32 // To be used atomically.
 	stopped int32 // To be used atomically.
 
-	chainConn *chain.BitcoindClient
+	chainConn   *chain.BitcoindClient
+	chainParams *chaincfg.Params
 
 	notificationCancels  chan interface{}
 	notificationRegistry chan interface{}
@@ -88,12 +90,15 @@ type BitcoindNotifier struct {
 var _ chainntnfs.ChainNotifier = (*BitcoindNotifier)(nil)
 
 // New returns a new BitcoindNotifier instance. This function assumes the
-// bitcoind node  detailed in the passed configuration is already running, and
+// bitcoind node detailed in the passed configuration is already running, and
 // willing to accept RPC requests and new zmq clients.
-func New(chainConn *chain.BitcoindConn, spendHintCache chainntnfs.SpendHintCache,
+func New(chainConn *chain.BitcoindConn, chainParams *chaincfg.Params,
+	spendHintCache chainntnfs.SpendHintCache,
 	confirmHintCache chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache) *BitcoindNotifier {
 
 	notifier := &BitcoindNotifier{
+		chainParams: chainParams,
+
 		notificationCancels:  make(chan interface{}),
 		notificationRegistry: make(chan interface{}),
 
diff --git a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind_test.go b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind_test.go
index 63357ae61..27b7dff4d 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ func setUpNotifier(t *testing.T, bitcoindConn *chain.BitcoindConn,
 
 	t.Helper()
 
-	notifier := New(bitcoindConn, spendHintCache, confirmHintCache)
+	notifier := New(
+		bitcoindConn, chainntnfs.NetParams, spendHintCache,
+		confirmHintCache,
+	)
 	if err := notifier.Start(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to start notifier: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/driver.go b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/driver.go
index d6ef3705d..6054f0dee 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/driver.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/driver.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/chain"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 )
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 // createNewNotifier creates a new instance of the ChainNotifier interface
 // implemented by BitcoindNotifier.
 func createNewNotifier(args ...interface{}) (chainntnfs.ChainNotifier, error) {
-	if len(args) != 3 {
+	if len(args) != 4 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect number of arguments to "+
-			".New(...), expected 2, instead passed %v", len(args))
+			".New(...), expected 4, instead passed %v", len(args))
 	}
 
 	chainConn, ok := args[0].(*chain.BitcoindConn)
@@ -22,19 +23,25 @@ func createNewNotifier(args ...interface{}) (chainntnfs.ChainNotifier, error) {
 			"is incorrect, expected a *chain.BitcoindConn")
 	}
 
-	spendHintCache, ok := args[1].(chainntnfs.SpendHintCache)
+	chainParams, ok := args[1].(*chaincfg.Params)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("second argument to bitcoindnotify.New " +
+			"is incorrect, expected a *chaincfg.Params")
+	}
+
+	spendHintCache, ok := args[2].(chainntnfs.SpendHintCache)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("third argument to bitcoindnotify.New " +
 			"is incorrect, expected a chainntnfs.SpendHintCache")
 	}
 
-	confirmHintCache, ok := args[2].(chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache)
+	confirmHintCache, ok := args[3].(chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("third argument to bitcoindnotify.New " +
+		return nil, errors.New("fourth argument to bitcoindnotify.New " +
 			"is incorrect, expected a chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache")
 	}
 
-	return New(chainConn, spendHintCache, confirmHintCache), nil
+	return New(chainConn, chainParams, spendHintCache, confirmHintCache), nil
 }
 
 // init registers a driver for the BtcdNotifier concrete implementation of the