diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 0f274ee93..52b0c848d 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -1452,8 +1452,8 @@ func create(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 				restoreSCB = true
 				break warningLoop
 			case "n":
-				restoreSCB = false
-				break warningLoop
+				fmt.Println("Aborting SCB recovery")
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 	}