diff --git a/graph/db/graph.go b/graph/db/graph.go
index 8004a2a5d..11943c7e9 100644
--- a/graph/db/graph.go
+++ b/graph/db/graph.go
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ func (c *ChannelGraph) UpdateChannelEdge(edge *models.ChannelEdgeInfo) error {
 
 	return kvdb.Update(c.db, func(tx kvdb.RwTx) error {
 		edges := tx.ReadWriteBucket(edgeBucket)
-		if edge == nil {
+		if edges == nil {
 			return ErrEdgeNotFound
 		}